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Grover's Disease: What works to help find relief?

Skin Health | Last Active: Nov 4 2:57pm | Replies (2012)
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@hilly

I have had GD almost three years. Purchase a 6' high UV light fixture for home use ( approx. $250.00 copay from Kaiser. Tried treatments last year with no relief. Started again the first of the year. Three sessions a week; not up to one minute exposure.
No relief yet. It seems to increase symptoms. Will continue thru May and will keep you posted.

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gardeningjunkie | @gardeningjunkie | May 3, 2022

hilly and others on the subject of light therapy- I didn't try light therapy per se, but I had privacy on my deck where I could lay out in the nude and sunbathed.
The direct sunlight didn't feel good. I used to love the feeling. It hurt and burned immediately. I tried to tolerate it adding more time, up to 10 minutes. After a week I simply gave up. The sunlight activated the papuales causing pain. I saw no improvement, the reverse actually.
I think the sunlight may be good to kill bacteria, but my papuales were never infected. I used to splash with Witch Hazel after showering and Witch Hazel is a reportedly anti-bacterial.

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