Sunlight can be used in patients with vitiligo.
Some doctors allow their patients exposed to sunlight along with topical treatment such as Protonic / Elide or topical steroids, while others do not.
PUVA-Sol, is a form of PUVA with oral or topical spiraled to be used with sunlight instead of artificial UV light (UVlamps), and exposure should be moderate and that if he be on a burn can damage the skin and cause more spreading vitiligo.
When you get to use the sun as a therapy, it is important to start slowly and gradually increase the time. The tone should have indicated that the skin after exposure to sun is a (not red) in the areas of vitiligo, as the skin becomes accustomed to sun exposure, color rose can take longer to achieve Pink color or skin tone.
Like any other treatment, you should use sunlight in a consistent therapeutic level so that it can be beneficial.
As added security is concerned, here it should be noted that the light Narrow Band UVB (NB-UVB) is safer for your skin than sunlight, because sunlight contains both UVA rays penetrate the skin more deeply UVB rays.
Recently, scientists have learned that UVA besides contribute to sunburn, damage the deeper layers of the skin and probably play an important role in the formation of wrinkles, age spots, loss of elasticity and skin cancer It is a dangerous melanoma. UVB are the burning rays.
By using narrow band (narrow band) UVB, you can achieve a therapeutic level of treatment in just a few minutes instead of the longer time required by sunlight, which reduces your overall exposure to these potentially harmful rays.
There is increasing evidence that vitamin D levels tend to be lower in those who have any autoimmune disease, although it is still unknown whether this is the cause of the disease or a result thereof.
Exposure to sunlight in moderation (15 minutes a day 3 days a week) can help build the level of vitamin D and immune system support, while stimulating pigment cells.
Vitamin D supplements may also be used.
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