title: Targeted phototherapy.
abstract: Phototherapy is one of the most important therapeutic modalities in dermatology. This field has seen several major advances in the recent years, the most recent being targeted phototherapy. Targeted phototherapy, which includes laser and nonlaser technologies, delivers light/laser in the ultraviolet spectrum, of specific wavelength, specifically targeted at the affected skin and thereby avoids many of the side effects of conventional phototherapy. The treatment has been claimed to be effective, quick, and needing fewer treatment sessions. The article reviews this new mode of phototherapy.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Dermatology, Bangalore, India. mysorevenkat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Venkataram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mysore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*