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XTRAC treatment #2

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Friday, December 21st, was my second treatment. The whole process is so simple and painless. One really cool thing that the dermatologist showed me was when the light hits the skin, only the pigmented areas pick up the narrow band uvb rays. i could actually see a cross-sectioning of the light when she ran it along the border areas of the white patches. The great thing about this technology is that your already pigmented areas will not become darker due to exposure to the nbuvb ray. Too cool!

My new camera is giving me problems, so until i figure out how to use it properly, i will just describe today’s results.

The white area on my forehead is now a healthy pink hue. i like this because even though the color doesn’t match my skin tone yet, it blends in much better than the white patches.
My elbows, for whatever reason, seem to be a bit more sensitive so they turned dark pink. The area was a bit tender, but i was given a cream which i put on right after the treatment and it was back to normal.

My hands and wrists are showing just a little bit of pink. The skin is thin in this area, so it’s going to take a little longer for the pigment to show.

I keep mentioning the pink areas because the first step in the repigmenting process is the showing of pink on the vitiligo effected areas.

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Mike J said:

Hi Nathalie

Just curious, can you give me an estimate of what it cost’s to get the X-trac treatments for vitiligo?
Thanks

Mike J

# 25 December 2007 at 5:28 pm

Nathalie Pelletier (author) said:

Hi Mike,

Happy Holidays! One would think that would have been the first question I asked when i went to the dermatologists office, but i never did. I can tell you that some insurance companies pay for the treatment.

I go in again on Wednesday, Dec. 26th, I will get the cost per treatment with no insurance coverage.

All the best to you,
Nathalie

# 25 December 2007 at 5:51 pm

sharada said:

Hi Nathalie,
Thanks for the info,
I would like to know where can we get such a treatment in India ? Kindly could you try to get the information from the place of your treatment.
wish you the best,
sharada

# 26 December 2007 at 12:09 am

Nathalie Pelletier (author) said:

Hi Sharada,
My dermatologist has no connections in india, so i’m sorry she couldn’t get a name for you. I did, however, do a quick internet search and came up with this site. take a look…hope it is of some use!

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:9S1Le2DmvF8J:www.gulfmd.com/dr_articles/excimerlaser_dr_mahveer_metha.asp+xtrac+laser+india&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us&client=firefox-a

all the best
nathalie

# 28 December 2007 at 10:11 pm

Germaine said:

Hi Nathalie

Do you know if we can get this treatment in Canada?

Thanks

# 12 March 2008 at 1:33 pm

Nathalie Pelletier (author) said:

Hi Germaine
it’s wonderful to hear from you through this blog! In order to find a physician in your area, please go to this link and fill out the requested info.
http://www.photomedex.com/Request-Info_Xtrac.php

all the best,
nathalie

# 12 March 2008 at 6:22 pm

Russell said:

Hi I need to know where I can get AntiVitiligo it is herbal product that is advertised with great results the problem is I cant find it in Cape Town, South Africa.If anybody can give me info on how to order this product.

# 13 March 2008 at 12:17 am

Germaine said:

Hi I too would love to have information on AntiVitiligo and if it can be purchase in Canada…..never heard of it before Thanks

# 13 March 2008 at 8:27 am

Russell said:

Hi Nathalie do you know if alcohol and smokking is bad for vitiligo and what foods must be avoided

# 14 March 2008 at 6:51 am