sun lamp at home

Hi 😊 It depends on the type you are after really. Phillips website for a small device and if you want bigger then mbs medical or skin matters. I have just got the 9 tube bed from mbs but only been using it a week! please be very careful not to buy cheap ones. you need the phillips narrowband tubes or led. There is a post on here with lots of info on uvb lights but i cant remember how it starts, it has around 80 replys though!

HI I bought the Philips TL01 small light online, it costs around £160.00. It's about the size of a hairdryer. Sunbeds are UVA light you need UVB light. Hope this helps

Does anyone have a good guide on how long to use home light therapy devices for and how often?! Cheers

My personal guideline would be don't use a phototherapy device at home. But I do realise that some suffrers feel desperate and either want a quick fix, or have not seen a significant improvement in their condition after many other treatments. The wavelengths of the UVB you require is critical. The distance of the lamps from your skin and duration of exposure are important. Get it wrong and you might simply waste your time, or you might damage your skin and make your psoriasis worse. In hospitals they seem to start with very short exposure times and gradually extend them. Buying a UVB sunbed or lamps: - if it is new, you might only have the seller or manufacturers word that it is suitable. - if buyng second-hand, even if the tubes seem to be the recommended type for treating psoriasis, you have no idea how many hours are on them (no matter what the previous owner selling it tells you). This was a common problem with second-hand tanning beds back in the late 80s and 90s.

Hi my wife has this rash all over her body for pat 5 years in desperation we started uvb 9 x 100 watt worked well then a year we had nhs treatment of returned after 2 months .we are now home treating improving all the time . More convenient as the hospital is 1 hour away .