Solarc Systems Inc.

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Solarc also supplies replacement UVB-Narrowband, UVB-Broadband, UVA, and UVA-1 ultraviolet bulbs to most of the phototherapy clinics in Canada, and many in the USA and abroad. These are of course the same bulbs that are used in our home phototherapy devices.

Solarc also has Canada's largest inventory of medical ultraviolet replacement lamps and Canada's best prices. We are a Philips Lighting authorized distributor, including Narrowband UVB "TL/01" lamps.

Devices to produce artificial light for the treatment of psoriasis have been in use for over 60 years and today there is a phototherapy clinic in most cities, usually in a hosptital or a dermatologist's office. Home units are a more recent phenomenon, as lower costs have made them more attainable to the average person.

And, if you were wondering, I still use a Solarc 1000-Series Narrowband UVB device to control my full body psoriasis. In the winter, I usually take one to two minutes per side (front-side and back-side), 3 to 5 times per week. In the summer, I can sometimes go months without a treatment, depending on how much natural sun I get. I monitor the condition of my skin, and if my psoriasis flares, I simply increase my treatment time and/or frequency to knock it back down. My doses are typically much lower than the dose required to burn my Type II skin, but sometimes I do get very mildly pink.

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