Red light therapy used in an medical office setting may be used to treat more serious conditions like psoriasis slow healing wounds and even the side effects of chemotherapy.
Side effects of blue light treatment for skin cancer.
Researchers are always looking for new pdt drugs and new ways to give them.
Pdt is also being combined with other types of treatment such surgery and radiation therapy.
More commonly known as photodynamic therapy pdt blue light therapy works often as well as surgery or radiation therapy.
These can be severe and may include developing skin cancer.
Read about photodynamic therapy pdt recovery costs and side effects.
If i had a choice between surgery on the face or blue light i opt for blue light.
Each treatment the pain became less painful and yes it does improve the quality of our face over time.
A relatively easy procedure blue light therapy has successfully treated multiple conditions including cancer actinic keratosis a type of superficial skin cancer and acne.
Photodynamic therapy for skin cancer.
Pdt uses a photosensitizing agent and light source to treat cancers skin lung esophageal barrett s esophagus acne psoriasis and rosacea.
27 2014 healthday news treating pre cancerous skin spots with a type of light therapy may be more effective than the usual therapy.
A special blue light rather than laser light is used to activate this drug.
Blue or red light onto the area of your cancer for.
It often costs less than other cancer treatments and doesn t appear to have long term side effects.
I have had the blue light treatment 5 times since 2009.
The biggest risk is for a potential skin infection if any post treatment blisters occur and.