What is blue LED for?

“TL;DR: Blue light LED therapy is mainly indicated for acne (mild to severe) and psoriasis and for best results it should be combined with red and infrared light.

With the right equipment and training LED therapy is very safe and effective and is preferable to more aggressive treatments.”

What is blue light LED therapy for?

• Blue LED light treatment for acne and psoriasis

• What results should I expect with blue / red / infrared light therapy for mild, moderate or severe acne?

• Light intensity and wavelength are important

• Advanced, infrared / blue / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

• Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

• The Cellulite School™: Get advanced training in cellulite reduction and skin tightening

Blue LED light treatment for acne and psoriasis

Blue light LED treatment is mainly used for acne reduction and psoriasis.

Blue light acts on porphyrins inside bacteria (including the Cutibacterium acnes bacteria, which cause most forms of acne), to inactivate them.

Blue light is ideally combined with red and infrared light, which are known to stimulate skin healing and balance skin metabolism. The combination reduces acne and heals the acne scars.

Mild, moderate and severe acne can be treated with carefully selected intensities of blue / red / infrared wavelengths, either alone or in combination with other treatments.

The benefit of LED therapy is that it is very safe, especially with good equipment and a well-trained therapist, as opposed to more aggressive treatments, such as lasers, peeling, microneedling etc.

What results should I expect with blue / red / infrared light therapy for mild, moderate or severe acne?

At the clinic we have seen quite severe acne calm down and improve in appearance and aggressiveness with just one session and also improve long-term with a course of treatments (typically 8-16).

For permanent results a change in diet is essential (basically no dairy, sugar, fried food, less saturated fats and starches and more vegetables and omega-3s).

For more severe cases more aggressive medical treatment may be needed.

Light intensity and wavelength are important

As the blue light required for this purpose is very close to UV (we use the proven 415nm wavelength at the clinic), it is important to have treatment with a high-end machine, to ensure wavelength accuracy.

Low-end machines quite often do not emit the stated wavelength and can easily veer into UV territory, which is not very wise.

Blue light intensity is also important. It should not be too strong, as that would be irritating, neither too light, as that would be ineffective. So therapist training is as important as equipment.

The same comments about intensity and wavelength accuracy also apply to red and infrared: low-end machines may provide only a fraction of the intensity stated and could veer off significantly off the wavelength stated. So choose your clinic carefully.

Blue light therapy has also been proven to help with psoriasis (also in combination with carefully selected red and infrared light intensities) and in many cases it is a better choice than UV, with its known skin health dangers.

Advanced, infrared / blue / red light therapy treatments in London at LipoTherapeia

At LipoTherapeia we are passionate about phototherapy (also known as photobiomodulation/PBM, red light therapy, infrared light therapy, blue light therapy, LED light therapy etc) and we use the most powerful equipment available today (up to 240mW/cm2), for best results and treatment of large body areas.

We use specialised therapy protocols for skin rejuvenation / anti-ageing, pigmentation / post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), moderate/severe acne, skin redness, sensitive/inflamed/irritated skin, wound healing, sports injuries / musculoskeletal pain and overall wellness / well-being.

Our LED phototherapy sessions are comfortable, deeply relaxing and super-safe and are great to enhance our radiofrequency/ultrasound treatments for skin tightening / cellulite reduction.

On our booking page you can book stand-alone phototherapy sessions or combine them with our other treatments, as an add-on.

Learn more or check prices and book an expert LED phototherapy treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1).

Have a skin tightening/cellulite treatment in London with the experts

At LipoTherapeia we have specialised 100% in skin tightening and cellulite reduction for more than two decades and 20,000+ sessions.

This is all we study and practise every day and have researched and tried hands-on all the important skin tightening equipment and their manufacturers.

As strong, deep acting radiofrequency and deep-acting, high-power ultrasound cavitation are the technologies of choice for skin tightening and cellulite reduction, we have invested in the best RF/ultrasound technologies in the world.

Furthermore, over the last two decades we have developed advanced RF and cavitation treatment protocols in order to make the most of our technologies, for maximum results, naturally and safely.

And for even better, faster results, we now combine our RF/ultrasound treatments with high-power red/infrared light LED treatment.

Our radiofrequency/ultrasound/LED treatments are comfortable, pain-free, downtime-free, injection-free, microneedling-free, 99.5%+ safe and always non-invasive.

And our focus is on honest, realistic, science-based treatment, combined with caring, professional service, with a smile.

We will be pleased to see you, assess your cellulite, skin laxity or fibrosis, listen to your story, discuss your case and offer you the best possible treatment.

Learn more or check prices and book an expert cellulite / skin tightening treatment at our London clinic (49 Marylebone High Street, W1).

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