Light Therapy For Psoriasis Midtown

Are you considering light therapy for psoriasis in Midtown? For your treatment to be successful, you need a highly skilled medical team and state-of-the-art care center like NSS Dermatology PLLC. Our certified dermatologists have done hundreds of procedures similar to yours and will do a remarkable job. We are eager to hear more about your case; let's talk!

Diagnosing Psoriasis

The standard protocol we use to diagnose psoriasis involves a preliminary consultative interview probe and a visual skin analysis. Depending on your answers to our probing questions, we will then examine your nails, skin, and scalp. Since some diseases and disorders share symptoms with psoriasis, we do a biopsy to rule out these possibilities.

During this in-office patch testing process, we will evaluate your skin condition. With this biopsy, we can determine if you have psoriasis and classify your case. Considering that psoriasis, in itself, is a complex skin condition, we strive for high accuracy when diagnosing patients.

Types of psoriasis

With our ability to observe the mechanisms driving psoriasis, we can distinguish your symptoms and provide an accurate diagnosis. Categorically, the psoriasis index is quite diverse. It has seven different variations, which includes:

• Plaque psoriasis - Most patients have this type, which onsets scaly, white reddish lesions (raised). It usually affects your back, scalp, knees, and elbows.
• Guttate psoriasis - If you have this type, you may have been struggling with it from childhood. Also, we have come across young adult patients with early-stage psoriasis. We often recommend light therapy for psoriasis in Midtown when patients have this type as well. Strep throat symptoms usually accompany the tiny red spots you see on legs, arms, and torso.
• Inverse psoriasis - We find this one prevalent in overweight patients. These bright-red lesions tend to frequent your groin area, the underfold of your breast and armpits.
• Pustular psoriasis - A condition of its namesake, this type plagues the skin with pus-filled blisters. Sometimes tiny red spots accompany your lesions.
• Erythrodermic psoriasis - A rare form of this skin disorder, scales will cover your whole body. You will also experience skin redness because of the irritation.
• Nail psoriasis - Are you wondering why your nail bed has tiny pits? You might have this condition, but we can only give you a definite answer after an evaluation. You will also notice the yellowing of your abnormally thick nails.
• Psoriatic arthritis - You get double the headache with this type, psoriasis plus arthritis. Accompanying your psoriasis-related symptoms, you will also experience severe pain, discolored joints, and some swelling.

Treatment for psoriasis

Light therapy is our preferred first-line treatment approach to help you achieve the psoriasis symptom-free life you deserve. However, we often use a combination approach, which involves light therapy, topical treatments, and oral medicals to optimize performance.

Using light therapy, we expose your skin cells to controlled narrowband ultraviolet (UV)-B light or natural sunlight. The aim is to inhibit rapid cell production and promote natural healing. In some cases, we might recommend phototherapy.

Have questions about our light therapy for psoriasis in Midtown treatment approaches? Call NSS Dermatology PLLC helpline at 212-991-6490 or book your appointment online.