How Effective Is Cold Laser Therapy In Treating Psoriasis?

Posted on Sun, 17 Jul 2016

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Question : Hi ,

my wife has psoriasis from last 10 year , i heard about cold laser therapy for psoriasis , want to understand how effective it is? , should i go for cold laser or not ?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Few studies conducted show reasonable efficacy with no side effects

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I am Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, a dermatologist.
Cold laser therapy utilises red and infrared light to exert various biological effects and is claimed to be effective in acne, facial rejuvination, burns, keloids and psoriasis.
It is in a very preliminary stage to say about its exact effectiveness in the treatment of psoriasis.
However initial studies conducted on few patients has shown it to be effective in cases of mild to moderate psoriasis and in patients resistant to conventional therapy.
You can definitely give a trial of laser therapy as it has shown reasonable results with no side effects in the studies so far conducted for psoriasis.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina