Are you ready to go blue? Blue light therapy in Eastern Shore can treat many skin conditions and even helps prevent skin cancer. This pain free procedure uses light to remove precancerous skin lesions and treat conditions like acne.
What is Blue Light Therapy?
Blue light therapy treatment is a quick, pain free treatment. The treatment utilizes a combination of photosynthesizing drugs and high intensity light to treat skin conditions. Blue light therapy is a common treatment for precancerous skin lesions and skin cancer. During the treatment, your dermatologist applies a light sensitive medication to the treatment area. Then, the blue light treatment is administered.
Essentially, the medication makes the treated area sensitive to damage from the light. The light kills the cells that absorbed the medication and following treatment, those damaged cells flake off. As a result, you’re left with younger, healthier skin. The best part is it only targets cancerous cells. Healthy cells are left alone, undamaged.
Clearing Up Acne
Blue light therapy for acne is a safe, effective treatment. Most cases of acne are caused by the bacteria P. acnes. This bacteria emits its own photosensitizer, making it sensitive to blue wavelengths. Therefore, shining blue light onto acne prone skin can kill the bacteria and clear up acne breakouts.
How Effective Is It?
Blue light therapy is effective when it is used repeatedly. For actinic keratosis (precancerous sunspots), most patients require one to four treatments and an annual maintenance treatment. For acne, we usually recommend four to six treatments and a maintenance appointment every six months.
Healthy Skin, Happier You
In addition to treating skin conditions, blue light therapy is also used to treat depression. It’s especially effective at treating major depressive disorder with seasonal patterns, formerly known as SAD.
Blue Light Therapy in Eastern Shore
Blue light therapy is a painless, noninvasive treatment that can have significant impact on acne, sun damage, and skin cancer. If you think blue light therapy might be right for you, contact us today to schedule an appointment.
Cronin Dermatology specializes in skin cancer treatment, lasers, cosmetic procedures, acne treatment, and anti-aging treatments. Contact us today for a one-on-one consultation!