A few patients have reported a mild and short lived redness at the treatment site.
Excimer laser side effects.
Laser eye surgery risks and side effects may occur at surgery eye bruises or redness surface bruises or redness of the eye may occur as a result of application of the suction ring when creating the flap.
Most patients report no side effects.
Medication or potential negative systemic side effects.
Mild to moderate side effects are possible.
According to the same 2002 study almost half of all participants experienced redness after the treatment.
The disorder generally appears in one of three patterns.
Focal where depigmentation is limited to one or only a few areas.
The side effects of laser therapy are minimal.
The side effects of laser therapy are minimal most patients report no side effects a few patients have reported a mild and short lived redness at the lesion site more serious side effects such as blistering and hyper pigmentation are rare and short lived.
Research shows that there are few side effects of phototherapy but possible side effects include stinging or irritation on the skin and a sunburn like reaction.
However they may include.
Redness in light skin or purpleness in dark skin blisters temporary pain pigmentation changes.
Some patients however experience a reaction similar to sunburn or blistering at the site of the.
In most cases excimer light is tolerated well.
Other commonly affected areas are the armpits groin and around the mouth eyes nostrils and navel.
It causes blisters on treated areas if the dose is too high.
Temporary redness itching burning and stinging blistering purple colored spots purpura on the skin darkening or lightening of the skin hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation scarring.
Segimental where patches develop on one side of the body only.
Xtrac has none of the drawbacks often associated with other psoriasis treatments such as premature aging of healthy skin skin thinning resistance to.
What are the side effects of excimer light treatment.
Approximately 10 percent of the remaining.