Cost Savings
Psoriasis treatment management costs the average insurer over $10 million
annually. A Home phototherapy is estimated to cost $7000 over a 30 year period
versus an estimated at $172,000 to $320,000 for biologic treatment over the same
period. Our units even shut down when number of treatments have been reached to help ensure that the prescription is followed.
Review the research.
Effective Relief for patients Phototherapy is the exposure of skin to specifically prescribed wavelengths of UVB light treatment at
doctor-prescribed and controlled dosages. Phototherapy patients often experience clearing after 20 to 25 treatments given at regular intervals with long term remission in 90 to 95% of cases.
Since, booster treatments are often necessary, home phototherapy is a valuable
tool.
Compare the effects of phototherapy with biologics.
Safety and the myths about phototherapy
It’s NOT tanning – phototherapy uses different wavelengths than tanning beds. It is used for treatment of severe, uncomfortable, and disfiguring skin conditions such as psoriasis and vitiligo.
No link to cancer –Two recent studies - a literature review and a retrospective analysis - examined long-term treatment of psoriasis using the narrowband UVB available in equipment from National Biological. Both report that there is no evidence of a link between UVB phototherapy and cancer.
