BLUE LIGHT THERAPY
How Does Blue Light Therapy Work?
Blue Light and Our Skin
On parts of the body, like the skin, blue light activates proteins that contain light-sensitive molecules (porphyrins and flavones), increasing mitochondrial activity.
Skin cells respond by releasing molecules that promote inflammation and control skin growth. Lesions caused by acne and some proliferative skin diseases improve when exposing only specific parts of the skin to blue light under controlled conditions.
Health Benefits
Fast facts on blue light therapy
ACNE TREATMENT BY SPECTRA BLUE LIGHT THERAPY
DA-approved for acne vulgaris, Propionibacterium acnes, and P. acnes, that is moderate or has not responded to other therapies.
- Blue light therapy is a non-invasive treatment for acne that uses light to kill certain bacteria in the skin, reducing inflammation and redness.
- Blue light therapy can be used to treat acne that is already present on the skin or to control the condition before an outbreak occurs.
- There is no recovery time, and the treatment has relatively few, if any, adverse effects.
WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY?*
Findings that support the effects of blue light therapy for acne include:
- A study on people with mild to moderate acne who were treated with blue light therapy twice weekly for 5 weeks reported that lesions were reduced by 64 percent.
- A 2004 study on 28 adults with facial acne who underwent 8 sessions of blue light therapy over 4 weeks experienced nearly 65 percent improvement in acne lesions overall.
- A Japanese study of 10 people with acne on their face or back reported that targeted blue light therapy once or twice a week led to a significant reduction in acne severity in eight participants. None experienced any harmful effects.
- In another study, 33 people with mild to moderate facial acne administered blue light application twice daily for 8 weeks, along with certain skincare products. At the end, over 90 percent of participants reported improvements in overall skin appearance, clarity, tone, texture, and smoothness. The vast majority, 82 percent, were satisfied with the treatment system, and 86 percent reported that it was gentler than other acne treatments.
*Research reviewed by Timothy J. Legg, PhD, CRNP. He graduated from Touro College, New York with his PhD in Health Sciences
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