Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
October 2002
Background: Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma (CTCL) is a lymphoma of skin homing usually CD4 + lymphocytes. There are numerous treatments available both for the early as well as the more advanced stages of the disease. Extracorporeal photochemotherapy is a well-accepted form of treating CTCL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) was developed at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in the early 1980s for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). ECP is now used primarily in the treatment of that disease at more than 100 centers worldwide. It also has been shown to be potentially effective in treating several autoimmune diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFace-lift procedures and blepharoplasties are performed as in-office surgeries. Either local sedation or conscious sedation is used, and the patient's vital signs are carefully monitored. To avoid complications, the patient is followed closely postoperatively.
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