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Why doesn’t UVB work on all vitiligo types?

January 29th, 2011 at 1:00 am » Comments Off

Yesterday Cartman left a really great question in our comment area on this post which included a short video, by Clinuvel, which shows how UVB treatments work on Non-segmental vitiligo.
Cartman asked:
What does it mean that UVB treatments only work on Non-segmental vitiligo?
Since I didn’t have the answer, I immediately emailed my contact at Clinuvel and received this answer a few hours later.
Clinuvel said:
Hi Nathalie,
A fair question and one I sent across to a member of our scientific team who reviewed the initial video. I’ve had the following response:
Phototherapy with NB-UVB …



UV-protective drug to be tested for vitiligo

August 25th, 2010 at 7:06 pm » Comments Off

A drug initially developed to protect skin from light and UV will soon be tested as a repigmentation therapy in vitiligo