Some acne cases require more advanced treatment methods. For some people, the motivation is not only the severity of the acne as much as the desire to avoid the side effects of medications. Whatever the motive, advanced acne treatments offer an alternative that is attractive to many. Between light and most popular laser treatments.

Over the past decades has been used as UV light. Has the positive effect of killing the Propionibacterium acnesBacteria, which plays a role in the formation of acne. But when studies showed that UV radiation can increase the rates of skin cancer, the treatment was much less popular.

Other forms of light do not have this problem.

Bluelight

One form is called "blue light therapy, where the name comes from the color of light. The most important effect is to kill bacteria, but there is some effect on the skin of oil. This is a slight dryness . Narrowband light contains a small amount of UV wavelengths.

Patients receiving treatment twice a week for a period of about a month. E 'in other forms of acne, such as those that produce nodules or cysts effectively. The latter can be treated even worse with the light blue. Improvements ranged from complete remission to about 40% decrease in the number of lesions in several studies. Approximately two thirds saw between 59% to 67% reduction in inflammatory Acne lesions>.

Pulse and LHE (Light Heat Energy)

Other forms of light therapy, LHE as having similar effects - they kill acne bacteria - but do it by other means. LHE also tends to decrease the sebum (skin's natural oil). Excess sebum production is one of the most important factors in promoting the development of acne. This light green rather than shrink sebaceous glands.

The therapy is approved by the FDA for the treatment of mild to moderate> Acne. Both inflammatory and non inflammatory acne can be reduced by two treatments a week for a period of a month. Drug therapies, usually two or three months or more.

In some cases, however mild treatments with the combined use of prescription drugs.

ALA (5-aminolevulinic acid)

ALA is a compound applied to the skin. It has no antibacterial properties of standard treatments, as Accutane acne. Worksmaking the skin more sensitive to light, thereby increasing the effectiveness of treatment of light.

It 'always on for 15 minutes to an hour in which the patient receives blue or red light treatment. The jury is still out, so the numbers are sketchy, but initial results indicate the treatment is safe and effective.

Laser

Normal light contains waves that scatter in all directions. The laser light is called coherent because the waves all move inOrganized train in the same direction. This is one of the reasons that the laser is not all they have done.

The main difference however, between different lasers (as it is with other forms of light) is the wavelength. In the case of laser treatment of acne, a popular type produces waves of 1450 nm (nanometers) is a billionth of a meter. This type is particularly safe and effective.

In one study, the treatment of acne lesions decreased by almost40%. Two treatments, decreased by almost 60% and with three the number rose to over 80%. There is some mild pain associated with treatment, but as a local anesthetic is used during the procedure.

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