The UVGuy’s Business
The Author is the owner of Amjo Corp. Amjo's focus is the sale of PhotoTherapy Products for the treatment of Vitiligo and many other skin challenges.
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New Discount Program for UVB Narrow Band Phototherapy Products
Members of the NVFI (National Vitiligo Foundation) can now enjoy significant discounts, up to 10% on selected UVB Narrow Band Phototherapy Products, including the Dermalight 80, the Dermalume 2X, the Handisol II, Panosol II and Panosol 3D products as well … Continue reading
Medicare and Vitiligo
It’s unfortunate but Medicare do not consider the treatment of Vitiligo as Medically Necessary and do not provide insurance coverage for Home UVB Narrow Band systems. Medicare does provide some coverage for home UV (Ultraviolet) systems for the treatment of … Continue reading
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With Vitiligo, why are my hands and feet so difficult to re-pigment?
One of the unfortunate facts about re-pigmenting Vitiligo patches is that one normally needs a few melanocytes to be present for “healing” or repigmenting to begin. The last remaining melanocytes are typically gathered in the hair follicles on our bodies … Continue reading
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NVFI Names Heather Marsh Volunteer of the Year
Heather has been volunteering with the National Vitiligo Foundation for several years now. As a volunteer she has spent many hours creating thousands of mailings to keep NVF members informed of Foundation activities and progress, and to help with fund-raising … Continue reading
Vitiligo and Black Light (Woods Lamp)
One of the unique things about Vitiligo is that the areas where the pigment has been lost because of Vitiligo glow or fluoresce under a Woods Lamp sometimes called Black Light. A typical Wood’s Lamp generates UV light at 365 … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Light, Blacklight, Vitiligo, Woods Lamp, Woods Light
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AETNA Continues to be a challenge for Vitiligo
One of our challenges as a UVB Narrow Band supplier are Insurance Companies like AETNA that consider UVB NB to be “investigational” when used at home. Their Clinical Policy Bulletin CBP 0422 Policy dated 4/22/2011 reads “Aetna considers home phototherapy … Continue reading
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High School Student, Brendan Muha Studies Vitiligo
I always enjoy reading the “President’s Message” from the NVF (National Vitiligo Foundation). Dr. Ray Boissy, the NVF president prepares this every quarter. The one issued last week was particularly interesting in that a high school student is the focus … Continue reading
Vitiligo: current medical and scientific understanding.
This year Doctor Raymond Boissy and Dr. James J. Nordlund both here in Cincinnati published a paper entitled “Vitiligo: current medical and scientific understanding.” It was published in the Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia E Venereologia in February of this year. … Continue reading
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Tagged Excimer Laser, melanocyte, UVB Narrow Band, UVB311, Vitiligo
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FDA allows world first vitiligo drug trial
One of the reasons I have been following this news is rather selfish in that the study does require the use of UVB Narrow Band and we (Amjo Corp) are a leader in the sale of UVB Narrow Band Products … Continue reading
Posted in Focus, Medical Articles, Research, UVB Narrow Band Products
Tagged clinuvel, scenesse, UVB Narrow Band, UVB NB, UVB311
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Vitiligo, Differences and Acceptance.
It was not that long ago that I published a video done by Lori and April Mitchell about April’s life with Vitiligo. That video can be seen by clicking <here>. I was visiting my Facebook page today and found that … Continue reading
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Tagged April Mitchell, Different Just Like Me, Lori Mitchell, UVB Narrow Band, UVB NB, UVB311, Vitiligo
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