Offering broad coverage of the basic, clinical and curative aspects of
photomedicine, this reference reflects the recent expansion of knowledge on the
effects of light on normal skin as well as photosensitivity disorders and the
use of light in treating various diseases and conditions.;The book demonstrates
how light acts as a therapeutic agent by means such as phototherapy,
photochemotherapy, extracorporeal photopheresis, and the use of lasers in
photomedicine and photodynamic therapy.;Providing a detailed introduction to the
subject, Clinical Photomedicine: discusses the fundamental principles of
photomedicine such as skin optics, light sources, and pharmacology; explicates
the acute and chronic effects of light on normal skin, including sunburn
reaction, photoaging, and