A New Way to Care for Your Skin: Blue Light Acne Treatment
Blue light therapy is not as new as you may think. Since the early 1980s, it has been used to deal with seasonal mood swings due to shorter days. However, more recently, some medical professionals have seen its benefits as a way to remove acne scars.
This type of therapy uses an intense, narrow ray of blue light to help treat damaged skin. If you are undergoing this type of treatment you should know that it will take anywhere from ten to twenty minutes. The best part about blue light therapy is that it requires very little downtime, if any.
Blue light treatments consist of three parts. First, photosensitizing medication is administered to the person undergoing treatment. The doctor waits for the medication to take effect and then administers the blue light treatment.
The incubation period of the medication depends on the purpose of the treatment. Therefore, it can take a few minutes to a few hours.
The treatment is administered in a light activation room. Once the person is exposed to the light, he/she may feel increasing warmth and even some burning or stinging sensations. In order to counteract the heat, fans are often used.
After treatment it is vital that you use a good sunscreen lotion and protective garments to keep your skin safe from damaging UV radiation. Luckily, blue light therapy is a safe treatment that can be used on anyone, regardless of age.
Acne Problems & Blue Light Therapy
Besides dealing with acne scars, blue light therapy can also be used for acne treatment because it kills acne bacteria without the use of antibiotics. However, antibiotics will lose their punch after a certain period of time, which is one of the biggest reasons why some doctors consider blue light therapy as one of the best acne treatments around.
Blue light therapy can also a great way of avoiding exposure to harsh acne creams and other bothersome facial acne treatments. Some types of skin (i.e. dry and sensitive) can have serious problems with traditional acne products. Fortunately, blue light therapy is a gentler alternative.
If you're not sold on the idea of undergoing this type of treatment because you're uncertain of its long term effects on your skin, then it's well-understood. However, this treatment has already proven effective in the treatment of actinic keratosis, results which can't be ignored and prove the benefits of undergoing this type of therapy.
BIOSKINCLEAR is a natural product that can be just as safe and effective as blue light acne treatment. This natural skin cream is considered by some as one of the best acne treatments around because it contains a natural, soothing ingredient that can battle acne and acne scars. What ingredients are we talking about? Snail serum. In fact, if you prefer a less expensive alternative to acne laser treatments you should use natural products such as BIOSKINFORTE and BIOACNECARE.
Published April 16th, 2010
Filed in Skin Care
