Developed by PhotoMedex, the XTRAC® excimer laser offers new hope to individuals suffering from psoriasis, vitiligo, and other skin conditions.

Using an intense beam of focused laser light, the XTRAC laser gets right to the area of concern, leaving healthy surrounding tissue alone.

The XTRAC excimer laser treatment system offers psoriasis sufferers many benefits. Depending on the extent and severity of your psoriasis, these can include:

• Effective clearing — generally in 10 or less brief sessions

• Provides long-lasting relief—typically several months free of symptoms

• Quick, easy, painless treatment—sessions last only a few minutes

• Relief without messy creams and daily skin care regimen

• Covered by most major insurance companies

• Xtrac Laser Models available are: Ultra  -   Ultra Plus   -  Velocity
For Detailed Specifications on these models, please send an email request to ldavis@photomedex.com

The XTRAC Laser Delivers Real Results

Today, thousands of patients in the United States as well as internationally have benefited from treatment with the XTRAC laser. Numerous clinical studies have shown the dramatic difference that 308nm laser light can make in enhancing patient outcomes, reducing diseased areas and improving quality of life.

Introduced in 2000, the XTRAC is the first FDA market-cleared excimer laser system for the treatment of psoriasis. It is also cleared for treatment of vitiligo and atopic dermatitis.

Using a carefully focused beam of light delivered through a sophisticated liquid light guide device, the XTRAC system allows the physician to use the high dose of monochromatic UVB right to the spot of the problem for fast, effective treatment while minimizing the risk of exposure to healthy skin.

 
THE HISTORY: Harnessing the Natural Power for Effective Therapy

Psoriasis sufferers often notice that there is an improvement of their dry, scaly skin in the summer months, especially with exposure to ultraviolet light rays from the sun.

Capitalizing on this phenomenon, in the 1920’s the prestigious Mayo Clinic first introduced UVB "phototherapy" to control psoriasis. Many of the early UVB systems were primitive, time consuming and treated the whole body, including healthy skin, not just the affected area. Today, UVB therapy continues to be a standard treatment. Conventional UVB phototherapy may be used alone or in conjunction with other topical medications such as coal tar or anthralin.

UVB phototherapy has been shown to provide relatively long remission times, but the real quest was to find a way to deliver the UVB in a precise, fast manner that was easy for the physician to use and easy for the patient to undergo, within the convenience of the doctor’s office.

Responding to this need for safe, effective and convenient therapies for skin disorders, the medical engineering and research teams at PhotoMedex worked with leading laser experts, including Dr. Rox Anderson at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, to develop the XTRAC excimer laser using a specific ray of light – 308nm - generated by a xenon chloride molecular energy chamber.