Visible red light (630nm-700nm) therapy is an effective, scientifically
and clinically proven acne treatment that speeds the skin’s natural healing
process and efficiently prevents scarring. David Olszewski, EE, IE, and co-author
of Light
Years Ahead: The Illustrated Guide to Full Spectrum and Colored Light in
Mindbody Healing discovered that there is a 200 percent increase
in the speed at which skin heals when it is exposed to visible red light.
In fact, in 1903, Niels
Finsen won the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his
use of red light in small pox treatment for the acceleration of healing and
the prevention of scarring. Finsen also used the same red light techniques
to treat lupus patients, successfully aiding in the treatment of this often
disfiguring disease.
How Red Light Works
LED visible red light therapy is
a non-invasive procedure that allows you to use non-thermal, low-level light
energy to activate the natural processes of the skin. It converts the energy
from the light into energy within your skin cells, which can then be used
for healing, reducing inflammation, and minimizing scarring.
When different
parts (colors) of light shine on the skin, they are absorbed into the skin,
setting off processes within the body. This is called often called photobiostimulation.
Different results are achieved depending on the color of the light. In the
case of visible red light, blood flow and oxygen flow are increased, the
skin’s healing processes are accelerated, and pain is reduced.
Visible red
LED light is capable of penetrating the skin to about 8 to 10 mm. Once absorbed,
the light provides adequate energy to stimulate the body’s natural healing
processes. This makes visible red light therapy an ideal acne treatment,
as it decreases inflammation, speeds healing, and reduces scarring – exactly
what acne sufferers are looking for.
Follow the links to the right to learn more about
light therapy, or click
here to check out LightWave CS™.
