Read about photodynamic therapy pdt recovery costs and side effects.
Side effects of blue light treatment for skin cancer.
The biggest risk is for a potential skin infection if any post treatment blisters occur and.
Blue or red light onto the area of your cancer for.
27 2014 healthday news treating pre cancerous skin spots with a type of light therapy may be more effective than the usual therapy.
Pdt uses a photosensitizing agent and light source to treat cancers skin lung esophageal barrett s esophagus acne psoriasis and rosacea.
Each treatment the pain became less painful and yes it does improve the quality of our face over time.
I have had the blue light treatment 5 times since 2009.
Pdt is also being combined with other types of treatment such surgery and radiation therapy.
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.
A special blue light rather than laser light is used to activate this drug.
Yes photodynamic therapy is very painful especially the first 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.
Blue light therapy on its own without the photosensitivity drugs added is safe and has very few risks.
If i had a choice between surgery on the face or blue light i opt for blue light.
These can be severe and may include developing skin cancer.
More commonly known as photodynamic therapy pdt blue light therapy works often as well as surgery or radiation therapy.
Rlt either alone or in combination with other treatments such as blue light therapy is a potentially effective treatment for acne.