just diagnosed

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I have had a look around and there is quite a range available, with basic full length units such as: Full length Canopy with 7x TL01 Philips UVB Phototherapy Narrowband Light Tubes & 2x RUVA Tubes + stand for treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo etc

Good luck.

Bill

Thanks, Bill
My husband was looking for home light therapy, it looks very expensive, but since we are not going to the South this X-Mas due to me ugly looking skin, we consider this option.
I was told i would need light therapy three times a week for just a few seconds of light (I had one session - the device also made me claustrophobic) - who can afford this being out of work for hours (distance and terrible traffic), i don't know...

Unfortunately it does not look as this is going to work. Indeed going to phototherapy as proposed is not going to work and buying lamps for yourself may lead to on the one side high costs on the other side it is a bit creepy. As far as I know phototherapy is a delicate thing, you should take care not to burn your skin. Also it is limited, you cannot have more than a certain amount of radiation otherwise the risk of skin cancer is increasing too much.
I personally think that phototherapy should be used as a supporting treatment together with something else where it can be used to quickly boost healing, but another treatment like a systemic or biological should do the job.
Phototherapy has never been able to keep Psoriasis away, it always comes back, while in the mean time you get a lot of radiation.
I don't know the options in Canada, but I fear you have to go back en discuss another treatment, this is simply not possible, you also have to live!

@Bill,
As far as I know phototherapy also will not work for vitiligo, the skin will only burn on those places that are affected.

I don't know...Phototherapy was the only treatment I was recommended by the good dermatologist who treats PS.
I am lost for now - going to his clinic tree times a week - I just cannot do it as i mentioned before. Go to the sun as he suggested - i have two carcinomas on my face, to be removed Dec 1 and Dec 19. He did not mention any danger of light therapy or sunlight knowing about carcinomas (he will operate the second one on Dec 19)...
Also  i can see my PS it is getting a bit better by itself - not so aggressive anymore, and some spots are gone.
As for home phototherapy - we know the risk, and will find the proper way not burn me )
Thanks!