LED light therapy is a noninvasive and gentle solution. The wavelengths within its therapeutic window provide benefits without adverse side effects.
Support of natural collagen production results in firmer skin and decreased fine lines and wrinkles, while also playing an integral part in photodynamic therapy, where photosensitive drugs are combined to target and destroy cancerous cells.
How often should I use LED light therapy?
LED Light Therapy is a skin rejuvenation solution that works to reverse time and reveal your natural glow. The treatment boosts collagen production and reduces fine lines while simultaneously improving lymphatic drainage and treating hyperpigmentation, acne, psoriasis and other skincare conditions.
LED Light Therapy’s benefits are cumulative; each session will lead to gradual improvements. It is safe for all skin types and colors and requires no invasive procedures or painful sensations for treatment. While overuse may not cause harm, to achieve and sustain maximum results it is advised that sessions be scheduled either weekly or biweekly for optimal results.
LED Light Therapy is a non-invasive, painless treatment designed to stimulate skin cells for repair and boost hydration. Furthermore, this multifaceted technique helps promote circulation while stimulating lymphatic drainage systems to remove waste products and toxins from your body more quickly and efficiently. Ideal as part of Hydrafacial treatments (hydrafacial), microneedling treatments, chemical peels or injectable treatments and even injectable treatments (microneedling/microneedling), chemical peels or injectable treatments regimens (chemical peels/injectables).
LED Light Therapy does not use photo-sensitizing agents or require topical agents, making it safe for all skin types. However, it is advisable to follow any post-treatment instructions given by your skincare professional, such as applying hydrating serum or wearing sunscreen between treatments.
Anti-aging treatments typically begin with four to eight sessions each week for 4-8 weeks to boost collagen and begin diminishing fine lines, until you achieve desired results and can decrease sessions as maintenance. Once this goal has been reached, sessions can then be reduced accordingly for ongoing results.
LED light therapy devices are widely available for purchase as masks, panels, and handheld wands; however, their strength may not reach into deeper skin layers for effective treatment. Conversely, medical-grade LED machines provide greater penetration depths that can be combined with aesthetic treatments like microneedling to achieve greater results.
Red light
Red LED light therapy is an ideal solution for treating fine lines and wrinkles, as it stimulates collagen production, which ultimately smoothes skin over time. Furthermore, this light also helps reduce pore size while targeting bacteria responsible for breakouts to keep acne at bay.
This treatment is ideal for anyone seeking to enhance the look of their skin as it’s gentle and non-invasive. Many have found that this form of therapy works better at reducing fine lines and wrinkles than traditional topical creams do, since it works on all skin types without chemicals being added into their skincare regimes. Regular usage also ensures lasting results – perfect for anyone looking for long-term solutions!
Red LED light therapy’s optimal wavelengths for red light therapy treatments range between 610-630nm and 670-690nm; however, more commonly available wavelengths such as 630 nm and 670 nm are still effective as these wavelengths penetrate deep into skin to target cells underneath. Knowing how to calculate effective doses of LED light therapy treatments will allow you to obtain maximum benefits from your treatments.
Red light therapy is well known for its anti-inflammatory effects, making it especially useful in cases of acne or rosacea. Furthermore, its photobiomodulating qualities help stimulate hair regrowth while decreasing inflammation due to muscular injuries.
Red LED light offers many advantages over its competitors when it comes to treating chronic skin disorders, such as psoriasis. Furthermore, its ability to promote cellular regeneration helps diminish scars and stretch marks as well as improving athletic performance by reducing training fatigue while simultaneously improving skeletal muscle performance.
Blue LED light therapy offers a natural approach to treating acne. It penetrates sebaceous glands and kills any bacteria causing overactivity of sebum glands that results in breakouts, making this an excellent natural treatment alternative to topical treatments that dry out skin or cause it to become irritated over time. Furthermore, research suggests it reduces oil production over time thus preventing future breakouts from reoccurring.
Blue light
Blue LED light therapy helps combat acne breakouts by killing bacteria. Additionally, it soothes inflammation and speeds healing processes – this combination is particularly effective. Furthermore, red light treatments have proven successful at fading age spots and sun damage as well as decreasing dark spots over time.
Blue light therapy at its finest should use wavelength 415nm; this wavelength penetrates deep into skin without causing irritation, making LED therapy perfect for use at home using handheld devices or masks. When choosing this wavelength it’s important to take note of power density and duration for each session – too little strength won’t achieve the desired result while too much can damage it permanently.
Blue light can help diminish fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating collagen production, leading to firmer and younger-looking face and neck areas. When applied in combination with red light, blue light provides even greater anti-wrinkle benefits for an enhanced youthful aesthetic.
This technology is FDA-approved to treat both rosacea and perioral dermatitis – conditions which cause dryness and irritation – as well as symptoms of psoriasis.
LEDT’s general mechanism involves cellular receptor metabolism. This involves exposing skin cells to light-sensitive compounds that release reactive oxygen species that destroy abnormal cells that then are eliminated by our bodies’ immune systems. Two major applications of this technology include photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT).
PDT uses light-sensitive photosensitizing agents, activated by visible light, to kill cancerous and precancerous cells while PBMT utilizes low-level LED light therapy to promote cell repair and reduce inflammation.
Studies have demonstrated that blue light therapy may help reduce fatigue among those living with chronic illnesses, believed to be caused by its ability to suppress melatonin production and influence circadian rhythms via the retinothalamic tract/suprachiasmatic nucleus. More research must be conducted in clinical populations; including larger study sizes with placebo control and longer study duration; however, preliminary findings from these preliminary studies are promising and warrant further exploration.
Green light
A great LED light therapy device should offer multiple wavelengths that address specific skin concerns, in addition to intensities and timings tailored to maximize benefits. An optimum strength for LED light therapy typically ranges between 10-20mW/cm2, as using too much can cause unwanted side effects while not enough may not yield any therapeutic gains at all. Furthermore, length of exposure plays an integral part in determining intensity and power density of the LED light being used.
LEDT operates similarly to photodynamic therapy (PDT) in that the light produces chemical reactions between cellular receptors and light waves that target specific cells within an area. However, unlike PDT which uses photosensitizing agents for treatment purposes, LEDT does not need these and can even be used on healthy cells without negatively affecting surrounding tissues.
Green LED light wavelengths have the capability of reaching deeper into tissue than blue wavelengths, yet still have a limited absorption window due to hemoglobin’s limitation on photon penetration. Researchers have, however, discovered that green wavelengths stimulate fibroblasts, hepatocytes, neurons, and adipocytes, aiding skin healing and regeneration processes.
Dr. Demetri is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, performing multiple facelifts each week and advocating for LED light therapy as a powerful means to manage both anti-aging and pain management for his patients. He strongly endorses its benefits in managing anti-ageing and pain relief and recommends it accordingly.
An LED light therapy session begins by relaxing comfortably while an LED device is applied directly over your face, producing a warm, relaxing sensation that soothes skin. Each 20-minute session only requires no downtime – plus, LED therapy often goes hand-in-hand with at-home skincare regimens to maximize results.
LED light therapy can be performed daily to improve skin texture, delay aging and promote healing. It may be used alone or combined with other cosmetic procedures such as microneedling, laser treatments, fillers and injectables for enhanced results. LED light therapy has even been proven effective against chronic diseases while helping realign circadian rhythms! To learn more about LED light therapy schedule an informative consultation with one of our certified professionals now!
