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1. neoelegance.co.uk › blogs › skin-scienceBlue Light Therapy Before & After - How I Cleared My Skin in ...

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   Oct 1, 2024 · Blue light penetrates your skin to target and destroy acne-causing bacteria without damaging the skin’s surface. It helps reduce inflammation, calm active breakouts, and prevent future ones. 🔵

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4. health.clevelandclinic.org › blue-light-therapyBlue Light Therapy for the Skin: What Can It Do?

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   Blue light treatment is most often used as part of a treatment called photodynamic therapy. This therapy can treat some kinds of skin cancer and precancerous spots known as actinic keratoses. These reddish, scaly patches are caused by severe sun damage. Over time, they can turn into squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer. To treat cancerous...

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   Blue light can also spell lights out for some types of acne. Many cases of common acne are caused by a bacterium called Propionibacterium acnes, or P. acnes, which lives on your skin. And P. acnes just so happens to emit its own photosensitizer, which makes it sensitive to blue wavelengths of light. Shining blue light onto acne-prone skin can kill ...

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   It’s possible to buy blue light devices to treat acne at home. But they may not be worth the investment. “I’d recommend having a dermatologist do it,” Dr. Benedetto says. And because not everyone’s acne responds to blue light, purchasing a device might be a waste of time and money. Dermatologists can steer you toward the acne treatments that are mo...

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   Blue light therapy is safe for most people, though it isn’t recommended for people with photosensitivitydisorders (diseases that cause sensitivity to the sun). When they’re used to treat acne, blue light treatments have few side effects, though some people might notice redness or dry skin. However, blue light does have some side effects when it’s u...

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5. www.realself.com › photos › photodynamic-therapyPhotodynamic Therapy Before & After Pictures - RealSelf

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   View 136 before and after Photodynamic Therapy photos, submitted by real doctors, to get an idea of the results patients have seen. Then connect with providers in your area.

6. www.cosmopolitan.com › style-beauty › a62369596Blue Light Therapy Benefits, According to Dermatologists in 2024

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   Sep 30, 2024 · Blue light therapy is an effective acne treatment and is useful for preventing early skin cancers. Here are all the facts, and the best blue light devices.

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7. www.forbes.com › sites › nomanazishEverything Dermatologists Want You To Know About Blue Light ...

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   Jan 23, 2021 · Blue light protection skincare works by physically blocking the light and fighting off free radicals formed by blue light before they can wreak havoc on your skin (photoaging, collagen...

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8. www.realself.com › nonsurgical › photodynamic-therapyPhotodynamic Therapy Pros and Cons, Side Effects, Recovery ...

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   Aug 16, 2023 · Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines light energy with drugs called photosensitizers to treat a variety of skin conditions. Dermatologists most frequently use photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (AK), a precancerous skin condition that presents as rough, scaly patches.

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   Can blue light therapy treat skin cancer?

   • Blue light therapy is most commonly used to treat sun damage and premalignant or malignant skin cancer growths. It can actually be used to prevent skin cancer and remove both precancerous skin lesions and cancerous skin lesions that haven’t spread to other areas of the body (or metastasized). Photodynamic therapy can be used to treat skin cancer.

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   Can blue light therapy help clear up acne?

   • Blue light therapy can help clear up acne and treat sun damage and non-melanoma skin cancers. Dermatologist Paul X. Benedetto, MD, explains how it works and who can benefit from feeling blue. Blue light treatment is most often used as part of a treatment called photodynamic therapy.

   Blue Light Therapy for the Skin: What Can It Do?

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   How does blue light treatment work?

   • Dermatologist Paul X. Benedetto, MD, explains how it works and who can benefit from feeling blue. Blue light treatment is most often used as part of a treatment called photodynamic therapy. This therapy can treat some kinds of skin cancer and precancerous spots known as actinic keratoses.

   Blue Light Therapy for the Skin: What Can It Do?

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   What skin conditions can benefit from blue light?

   • Let's break down how these two skin conditions can benefit from blue light: Acne: Blue light directly affects and kills the bacteria (i.e., Cutibacterium acnes) that are responsible for producing acne. It also "targets cells that (over)produce sebum or oil and decreases inflammation," says board-certified dermatologist Sara Hogan MD.

   Blue Light Therapy Cured My Acne, Here's Everything You Need to Know

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   Does blue light damage skin?

   • “That makes the treated area sensitive to damage by the light,” Dr. Benedetto explains. After letting the drug soak into your skin for an hour or two, the dermatologist shines blue light onto the treated skin for about 15 minutes. The light kills the cells that absorbed the sensitizing medication.

   Blue Light Therapy for the Skin: What Can It Do?

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   Why do Dermatologists use blue light?

   • We, as dermatologists, use blue light to treat various skin conditions such as actinic keratosis and acne," explains Dr. Miles. In addition, it's also used short-term in dermatological practice for treating precancerous lesions—when combined with various topical treatments, adds Dr. Reed.

   Everything Dermatologists Want You To Know About Blue Light Protecti…

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10. www.healthline.com › health › blue-light-therapyBlue Light Therapy: Uses and Side Effects - Healthline

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    Aug 4, 2017 · Blue light therapy uses light to treat certain conditions on or just under the skin. It’s considered a pain-free procedure. Blue light therapy becomes photodynamic therapy when it uses a...