Having a Home NB-UVB Unit

By Sharon & Jess

Our 16-year-old daughter Jess started treatment for her vitiligo with the narrowband-UVB lamp about 1 1⁄2 years ago. She has had vitiligo since the age of 6. I couldn’t imagine having to visit a doctor’s office to use their lamp 2 times a day every day. Knowing that our insurance would not cover the costs of a lamp, we had to weigh the costs of traveling to the doctors everyday.

Traveling which meant gas and time lost from work and school, verses buying our own lamp. Twice a day every day, the costs add up quickly. The decision was not hard to make. Pressure and stress was taken off everyone in the family once that decision was made. No more “who is taking her to the doctor, when do we have to go, when can we fit it into our schedule”. That is the convenience of having your own lamp. Our daughter can do her treatments around her schedule and in the comfort and privacy of her own room.

Her results from using the narrowband UVB lamp are phenomenal. I’m sure if we did not have our own lamp, we would not see the progress that we have. There would have been missed appointments, which mean fewer treatments. Going from 75% depigmented to 80 % repigmented or more is incredible after years of unsuccessful treatments.

Sacrifices had to be made to be able to afford the lamp, but my daughter’s mental and physical health with her vitiligo was more important than the things that were sacrificed. I would recommend to anyone that a purchase of the narrowband-UVB lamp for home treatment be well worth the investment.