Dr. K. Hönle Medizintechnik GmbH
dermalight
®
80 uva
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4.3. T
HERAPY RECOMMENDATION
The doctor has to determine the initially treatment time and the increase or decrease of
treatment time.
Example 1: Psoriasis of the hair-covered scalp
Therapy: UV-B-311 nm therapy
Unit:
dermalight
®
80 with comb attachment
Patient's skin type: 2 (European average)
Irradiation distance: 2- 3 cm (is kept automatically by the comb attachment)
Duration of first exposure: approx. 5-6 minutes for the entire scalp
Increase of exposure time per
follow-up exposure:
approx. 20 - 30% of previous exposure time
Maximum exposure time:
2 times 20 minutes (entire scalp; e.g. one time in the
morning and one time in the evening) per treatment
Duration of treatment: 4 - 6 weeks, longer for particularly serious cases
Frequency of irradiation: 4 - 7 times per week
If skin irritations appear, decrease the treatment time of the following treatment by about 2
minutes. Only increase the time after two further treatments.
Example 2: Psoriasis of a small circumscribed area of skin
Therapy: UV-B-311 nm therapy
Unit:
dermalight
®
80 (with comb attachment)
Patient's skin type: 2 (European average)
Irradiation distance: approx. 2 - 3 cm
Duration of first exposure: approx. 45 - 60 seconds per irradiated area
Increase of exposure time per
follow-up exposure:
approx. 20 - 30 % of previous exposure time
Maximum exposure time: approx. 3 - 4 minutes per irradiated area
Duration of treatment: 3 - 4 weeks, longer for particularly serious cases
Frequency of irradiation: 4 - 5 times a week
If skin irritations appear, decrease the treatment time of the following treatment by about 20
seconds. Only increase the time after two further treatments.
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