Psoriasis
Trust Alamance Skin Center to help you manage psoriasis, reduce flare-ups, improve your skin's health and enhance your quality of life. Our experienced dermatology team offers many psoriasis treatments, including creams, pills and injectable medicines to improve your symptoms. We also specialize in laser treatment for psoriasis using our XTRAC excimer laser system.
What is Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a skin disease that affects 1-2% of the population. The classic psoriasis lesion is a raised red plaque with defined borders that is covered with silvery-scales. The elbows, knees and scalp are commonly affected. Some patients also develop arthritis. There is no cure for psoriasis, but there are many treatments that can help you manage and control it.
Laser Treatment for Psoriasis
Get long lasting, effective relief from the painful, disfiguring symptoms of psoriasis – in just a few short treatments. With the revolutionary XTRAC excimer laser system, you can feel good about yourself again, without worrying about lengthy time commitments or harmful side effects.
How does it work?
Using a carefully focused beam of laser light delivered through a sophisticated fiber-optic device, the XTRAC system can treat psoriatic skin plaques quickly and effectively. Because it concentrates light on active lesions, XTRAC delivers high-exposure doses necessary for rapid clearing without risk of damage to healthy skin.
How quickly can I see improvement?
Individuals with mild to moderate psoriasis can often obtain relief in just four to ten brief treatment sessions. You may see some results after just one treatment. Most treatment sessions last only a few minutes – in fact, less than 5 minutes – compared to rigorous daily skin care regimens or weeks of phototherapy sessions.
As a psoriasis patient, you may experience a remission period for a number of months that may allow you to put away your topical treatments and enjoy the benefits of your excimer laser treatments: effective clearing, quick results, and no messy creams!
Is this treatment covered by insurance?
The XTRAC laser system for psoriasis is covered by Medicare and most major medical healthcare plans. Schedule an evaluation with one of our physicians and see how quickly you can be on the road to remission of your psoriasis plaque lesions!
