Phototherapy
Medical-grade narrowband UV light, delivered as a supervised course.
- Eczema
- Psoriasis
- Persistent itching
- Inflamed patches
- Conditions not settling with creams
What is Phototherapy?
Phototherapy uses a narrow band of ultraviolet light to calm the immune activity in the skin that drives conditions like eczema and psoriasis. It is a long-established hospital treatment, delivered here as a supervised course with the dose stepped up gradually from a starting point set for your skin.
This is a medical therapy for a diagnosed condition, not a glow treatment. It is not booked on the strength of dull skin or a breakout, and it is not something to try because it sounds gentle — it carries a cumulative UV dose, which is exactly why it is dosed, recorded and supervised rather than offered by the session.
This treats inflammatory skin conditions. It is not a facial, it will not brighten dull skin, clear pigment or help acne, and it should not be booked for any of those — a course of UV taken for a cosmetic reason is a dose of UV for no benefit. It is also not a cure: it controls a condition while the course runs and for a period afterwards, and the condition remains yours to manage with whoever diagnosed it.
- Time
- A short session; often added to another treatment
- Downtime
- None
- Sessions
- Usually a course, closely spaced
- Results
- Cumulative, building across the course
- Comfort
- Warmth and nothing else, in short timed exposures
Is this the right treatment for you?
Diagnosed with eczema or psoriasis?
That is what this is for. Bring the diagnosis and whatever a doctor has already prescribed.
Creams and ointments not holding it?
Phototherapy is a common next step when topical treatment alone stops being enough.
Looking for brighter skin?
This is the wrong treatment and you should be sent to a different one. It is a medical therapy for a condition, not a glow.
Not yet seen a doctor about it?
See one first. What is treated here needs to be diagnosed before it is dosed.
When it is not appropriate
Pregnancy or breastfeeding, active infection or inflamed skin in the treatment area, recent isotretinoin use, photosensitising medication, and a history of keloid scarring all need to be raised before anything is booked. Tell the practitioner about every medication and supplement you are taking. This carries a cumulative UV dose, so a personal or family history of skin cancer, lupus or other photosensitive conditions, photosensitising medication, and any previous course of phototherapy must all be declared — the dose depends on what you have already had.
What happens in a session
Assess
The diagnosis, the history and any previous UV exposure are reviewed before a dose is set.
Set the starting dose
A starting dose is chosen for your skin type and recorded, along with the planned increments.
Treat
Short, timed exposures with eye protection fitted, stepped up gradually across the course.
Review
Progress and total dose are reviewed together, because both decide whether the course continues.
Still deciding?
Consultation is free. You will be told plainly whether Phototherapy is the right fit, and what to do instead if it is not.
Book a free consultationBefore and after your session
Before
- •Bring your diagnosis and any dermatologist's notes
- •Declare every photosensitising medication, including some antibiotics
- •Say if you have had phototherapy before, and roughly how much
- •No sunbathing or sunbeds during a course — the doses add up
Aftercare
- •Moisturise as advised; the skin dries out across a course
- •Sunscreen on untreated exposed skin, daily
- •Report burning, blistering or anything beyond mild pinkness
- •Keep to the schedule — irregular dosing makes a course harder to judge and to keep safe
Why AURA
One clinic in Mandalagan, Bacolod City — the same practitioners every visit.
- •One clinic in Bacolod, so the people treating you are the same each visit
- •Private treatment rooms, one client at a time
- •Consultation before every first-time procedure
- •Devices operated only by trained practitioners
- •Aftercare plan written for you, not printed in bulk
- •Treatment is planned on consultation, after the assessment
Phototherapy, answered
Is this the same as a sunbed?
No. A sunbed is untargeted and unmeasured. This is a specific narrow band of UV at a dose chosen for you and recorded each time, which is what makes it a treatment rather than an exposure.
Can I have it for dull skin or breakouts?
No. This is for diagnosed inflammatory skin conditions. If dullness or acne is what you came in about, you will be pointed at a facial or a laser instead.
How often?
Several times a week for a defined course, because the effect depends on regularity. The schedule and the total dose are set at assessment.
Is it safe for my eyes?
Eye protection is fitted before the light goes on, every time.
When will I see a difference?
Usually a few weeks into a course rather than after the first sessions, because the dose builds gradually from a deliberately cautious start.
How long does it last?
Months of improvement after a completed course is common, and relapse is common too. It manages the condition rather than ending it.
Can I combine it with other treatments?
It runs alongside whatever a doctor has prescribed, not instead of it. Tell the clinic everything you are already using on the skin.
Find us in Bacolod
- •Consultation is free, with no obligation to book
- •You are told when a treatment is the wrong fit
- •Treatment is priced on consultation, after the assessment
Bacolod City
2F Sitari Commercial Bldg., C.L. Montelibano Ave., Mandalagan, Bacolod CityMonday to Sunday, by appointment
For bookings and inquiries
Send the form and a booking coordinator will come back to you, or reach the clinic through any of its channels.