Phototherapy

SAN DIEGO — In this video perspective, Healio Dermatology Chief Medical Editor Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, discusses highlights from the LITE study on home vs. office-based phototherapy for plaque or guttate psoriasis.

SAN DIEGO — In a real-world setting, treatment with home-based phototherapy was noninferior to office phototherapy for people with plaque or guttate psoriasis, with both options safe and efficacious, according to a speaker here.

Sequential fat grafting with fresh fat and cryopreserved stromal vascular fraction gel was safe and beneficial for patients with morphea, according to a study.

Patients with plaque or guttate psoriasis treated with at-home phototherapy experienced similar benefits to those treated in-office, according to topline study data.

When Kim Kardashian recently claimed that her tanning booth soothes her psoriasis, the star received backlash from practitioners and fans alike.

Patients treated with phototherapy without psoralens do not experience higher incidence rates of skin cancer compared with the general population, according to a study.

Published data from sequenced skin samples of 111 individuals with psoriasis suggest that the chronic condition is not started or spread by somatic mutations.

For patients with Bowen’s disease, 5-fluorouracil was shown to be noninferior to surgical excision and resulted in better cosmetic outcomes, according to a study.

The quality and quantity of ultraviolet B phototherapy sessions for the treatment of atopic dermatitis did not increase the risk of skin cancer development in patients, according to a study.

Zerigo Health announced the launch of Zerigo 2.0 ecosystem, a digital platform that connects health care systems and patients to the management and phototherapy treatment of chronic skin conditions, according to a company press release.