Light Acne Treatment-A New Hope for Us

By Antin. One of new discovery for curing acne is light acne treatment. Most people in their lifetime are affected by acne at some time. An overproduction of oil and cells usually occurs during puberty, for women before a menstrual cycle and during menopause. We have tried several medications from home remedies for acne, over the counter acne product, and even prescribed medication from doctors, but those treatments do not work. What about light acne treatment? Is it work?

Blue-Light Therapy is one of light acne treatment that has been approved by FDA for treating acne. Blue-light therapy is widely advertised and is probably the best-known of the light therapy for acne. It works by killing the acne-causing bacteria, and is used to treat inflammatory acne that will not respond to other acne therapies. The blue-light products of today do not contain ultraviolet (UV) light. UV light can damage skin and is no longer used. Blue-light therapy is usually prescribed in eight sessions and given over a four-week period. Each session can last about 15 minutes. Side effects can be mild and include short term pigment changes, swelling of treated areas, and dryness.

FDA also have approved Pulsed Light Therapy for acne treatment, it combines pulses of green-yellow light and heat to treat mild to moderate acne, including inflammatory acne. The pulsed light and heat energy destroys acne and shrinks sebaceous glands, decreasing oil production. One of the main attractions of Pulsed Light Therapy is that these acne treatments cause little or no downtime and few side effects.

The other type of light acne treatment is Photodynamic therapy (PDT). This type of light acne treatment is done with the combination of a drug that is activated by light called the photosensitizer. Target of this acne treatment is the hyperactive sebaceous glands. The photosensitizer is applied to the skin and is left on for a variable period of time. The skin is exposed to the light source laser light and the photosensitizer is then removed. This kills P. acnes, the bacteria responsible for acne. Side effects include pain during the procedure and discoloration afterwards.

Maybe light acne treatment can be our hope to solve the annoying acne problem. Let’s see our dermatologist and talk about light acne treatment.


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