Blue Light Therapy
Blue light
therapy is an acne removal treatment developed to
treat a variety of conditions including dark spots
on the face melasma or pregnancy mask, freckles and
hyper pigmentation, varicose veins, spider veins
and rosacea type of acne.
The goal is to provide
an acne alternative treatment with great results
without the downtime or discomfort of conventional
therapies.
The acne skin
treatment procedure starts with an application of
a photosensitive gel to the skin.
It is followed
by the emission of a series of intense light over
the entire face.
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The
mechanism involves the energy of the light creating
micro pores in the capillaries causing them to shrink. This
special light (tagged ‘blue’ to distinguish),
different than laser acne treatments, emits light
over many wavelengths allowing the light to penetrate
to all the levels of the skin where abnormal easily
dilated vessels can be found. This process is repeated
in three to four week intervals.
With blue light therapy,
any colored materials on the surface of the skin
including tiny capillaries are heated and the colors
are either absorbed or evaporated. Indications
include generalized redness on the skin, broken capillaries,
pregnancy mask, discolorations, shallow acne scars, sun
spots, sun damage, freckles, dark circles under the eyes,
hyper pigmentation and pigmentation problems.
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Blue light therapy may
not be the best acne doctor medicine available but
it is considered very safe and is the recommended
treatment for those do not wish to have a long procedure
or a prolonged downtime.
Most patients can actually
return to work the same day or the following day
after the treatment. Expected consequences
include a transient pigmentation change, swelling,
and discomfort in the treated area may be expected.
Optimal results are guaranteed with a
thorough evaluation by the treating physician, who
at best should be qualified and skilled to handle
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Nevertheless, the result is a glowing, smooth, blush-free skin with finer lines and more youthful appearing skin.
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