What is all the hype about LED light therapy?
Low-level light therapy with medical-grade LED Light is the therapeutic use of light emitting diode (LED) light to enhance your body’s natural cellular recovery, improve healing times, relieve pain, subsiding active acne, promote skin rejuvenation and more. This pain-free and non-invasive treatment delivers concentrated energy deep into your tissue affecting your body at a cellular level.
In the 1990s, NASA began studying LED’s effects in promoting wound healing in astronauts by helping cells and tissues grow. Today, dermatologists, surgeons and beauty therapists commonly use medical-grade LED light therapy to treat a range of scar revisions and skin issues. Skin specialists often use LED light therapy and other treatments, such as creams, serums and facials, to give you the best results.
What does LED light therapy do?
LED light therapy helps treat a variety of skin concerns and conditions, including:
Scar Revision
Eczema
Mild to moderate acne
Psoriasis
Dermatitis
Rosacea
Sun damage
Wounds
Loss of skin elasticity
Are there different kinds of LED light therapy?
LED light therapy uses various wavelengths that correspond to different visible colours. Each colour penetrates the skin at different depths.
Blue light affects the uppermost layer of your skin.
Yellow light penetrates deeper.
Red light travels further into your skin.
Near-infrared light penetrates deepest.
Different LED colours do different things. For example, experts believe:
Red LED light therapy may reduce inflammation and stimulate the production of collagen, a protein responsible for younger-looking skin that diminishes with age.
Blue LED light therapy may destroy acne-causing bacteria (P. acnes).
During treatment, skin specialists may use a combination of lights to treat your specific issue.
Does LED light therapy actually work?
Research suggests that LED light therapy can help reduce and improve some skin conditions and issues. To see improvement in your skin, though, you need to have regular treatments. Medical-grade LED light therapy, available at Reveal Skin & Body, uses more powerful strengths than at-home devices or small wrap-around devices, which makes it more effective. With LED masks and other portable devices, you likely won’t see dramatic anti-aging or acne-reducing results.
How long does it take for LED light therapy to work?
To see significant benefits, you typically need to have a series of in-spa treatments. You may need a treatment each week for about a month. Then you might need maintenance treatments every month or every few months.
What happens before LED light therapy?
Before an in-office or at-home treatment, you need to have a clean, makeup-free face. At a spa or dermatologist’s office, you might receive additional treatments before LED light therapy, such as a facial. Wear safety goggles to protect your eyes from the bright lights.
What happens during in-office LED light therapy?
After putting on your goggles, lie on your back as your healthcare provider places the LED light therapy device above your face. Lie still during the entire treatment as the device works. The treatment usually lasts about 20 minutes. During treatment, you might feel some warmth but no discomfort.
If you’d like to learn more about LED Light Therapy, you can book a FREE Simple Skin Care Consultation and see how it can benefit you.