Light therapy is an affordable and proven solution to many skin conditions. Dermatologist Dawn Davis discusses its application in this Mayo Clinic Minute and whether over-the-counter light therapy devices should be considered safe to use.
LED and high frequency technology have quickly become two popular new treatments that estheticians can offer to their clients. These devices, which come in the form of wands and masks, can increase client satisfaction.
Benefits
LED light therapy is a noninvasive solution to various skin ailments, making it suitable for at-home treatment or spa/medical office settings with licensed skincare specialists. LEDs emitting light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide painless skin treatment; devices like masks or handheld wands for spot treating may be used at home to administer this procedure.
LED light therapy offers multiple advantages for skin health, such as increasing blood circulation and oxygenation, stimulating collagen production, and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles. Furthermore, it may help treat acne by killing bacteria that causes breakouts while simultaneously decreasing sebum production and inflammation; furthermore it may even lessen sun damage and improve uneven tone skin tone.
An LED light facial involves placing your skin beneath a series of lights for five to 30 minutes, which illuminates its deeper layers to stimulate natural healing processes and clear away bacteria that causes breakouts. Furthermore, this type of therapy can also decrease fine lines and wrinkles as well as diminish redness caused by broken capillaries.
LED light treatments offer many advantages for all skin types, especially darker skin tones. Furthermore, their use is pain-free and without downtime – perfect for those looking to forgo more intensive procedures such as laser treatments.
LED treatments deliver wavelengths between 390-1,100 nanometers directly onto the skin surface either continuously or intermittently, stimulating fibroblast cells, which produce collagen and elastin, to produce more of it thereby helping with firming and elasticity of skin tissue. These wavelengths stimulate fibroblast cells directly or can increase collagen production for greater firming/elasticity of skin tone.
LED light therapy can be combined with other treatments such as high-frequency facials or LED peels to provide more comprehensive skin treatments. When combined with galvanic or high-frequency technologies and LED light therapy, the holistic treatment targets multiple issues at the same time: acne clearing, oil reduction, increasing skin elasticity and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles.
Safety
LED (light-emitting diode) light therapy is an advanced non-ablative and non-thermal phototherapy that uses different wavelengths of color light waves to treat skin conditions. It does not cause damage to either epidermis or dermis tissue and should always be performed under medical supervision in a dermatology office with excellent safety profiles. LED therapy has numerous medical and aesthetic applications including acne treatment, tightening skin tightening reducing fine lines wrinkles improving tone texture as well as treating psoriasis.
Additionally, it can promote collagen and elastin production for firmer and younger-looking skin, stimulating blood flow to the treatment area to reduce redness and inflammation and boost hydration levels in your skin. Furthermore, this therapy has proven particularly successful for minimizing pores and fine lines around mouth and nose areas as well as treating chronic conditions like rosacea that affect millions of people worldwide.
High frequency facials work by breaking down dead skin cells and helping the skin heal faster, as well as exfoliating away impurities from your pores, leaving behind smoother, softer and more radiant skin. Furthermore, high frequency treatments can be used to address multiple skin concerns including fine lines and wrinkles, clogged pores, uneven tone tone dullness. They can even be combined with LED treatments or taken alone as standalone treatments.
High-frequency facials utilize radio-frequency technology that is useful in targeting and eliminating fat cells – the root of cellulite. Furthermore, it stimulates lymphatic flow to remove toxins from your body while improving fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, enlarged pores, uneven skin tone and texture with regular treatments.
High-frequency facials can be beneficial to most skin types, although they should not be performed on very dry or sensitive skin types. While the treatment itself can be enjoyable for most people, its discomfort could pose issues for some users unfamiliar with such treatments; furthermore, those who possess pacemakers or pregnant mothers should avoid this treatment option.
Side Effects
High frequency treatment when administered by a trained technician is extremely safe, heating tissue while disinfecting it and stimulating skin production of collagen and elastin naturally. High frequency electrodes come in different shapes and sizes to facilitate treating different areas on both face and body; additionally, orange light-emitting electrodes enhance product penetration as well as the skin’s ability to absorb essential vitamins and minerals more readily.
Most people do not experience discomfort during a high-frequency treatment session, but if anything unusual arises it’s important to notify your therapist immediately. Also wear eye protection during your session to protect from strain or damage to your eyes; some individuals report headaches caused by bright lights but this could simply be because nerve stimulation takes place in their forehead area. High quality treatment centers will typically offer eyewear during all treatment sessions for your safety.
LED light therapy has proven itself effective for treating various cosmetic concerns, including wrinkles, fine lines, acne, pore size reduction and uneven skin tone. It can be administered using handheld wands, light panels or masks and painlessly and noninvasively delivered through wavelengths of LED lights that trigger distinct reactions in cells – for instance red light reduces inflammation while stimulating cell turnover while blue light kills P.acnes bacteria as well as helping control oil production.
LED light therapy can address many cosmetic concerns simultaneously by improving skin hydration, reducing puffiness and redness, helping with melasma, stimulating collagen production as a natural anti-ageing treatment, as well as stimulating production of anti-ageing vitamin A derivatives like Retin A. It is an ideal addition to any facial treatment regime; particularly when combined with hydrafacials.
LED light therapy has been found to be safe for all skin types and ages, without causing burning or redness, and it can be combined with other treatments like photodynamic therapy (PDT). As it does not contain UV rays, those exposed to sun may experience some irritation; for this reason it is recommended to consult a dermatologist prior to beginning LED light therapy treatments.
Cost
LED light therapy devices for home use range from masks and full-face panels to handheld wands, making it accessible and more cost effective than high frequency treatments. But even these low-frequency products do not include professional advice or guarantee results for everyone; some at-home devices even combine light therapy with additional treatments like ultrasonic vibration or mesotherapy electroporation for additional benefits.
Estheticians know that adding high-frequency treatments to facials and other services provides them with a powerful new treatment that increases client retention, helps clients reach their goals more quickly, and produces superior results than LED services alone. Furthermore, this modality is cost effective so estheticians often do not charge additional fees when adding this modality into an existing service; clients can get this treatment on a weekly cadence for maximum benefits; plus it allows more areas of the face be treated at once which increases revenue and production!
