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Blue light therapy uses light to treat certain conditions on or just under the skin. It’s considered a pain-free procedure. Blue light therapy becomes photodynamic therapy when it uses a...
Blue light therapy can help clear up acne and treat sun damage and non-melanoma skin cancers. Dermatologist Paul X. Benedetto, MD, explains how it works and who can benefit from feeling blue.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines light energy with drugs called photosensitizers to treat a variety of skin conditions. Dermatologists most frequently use photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (AK), a precancerous skin condition that presents as rough, scaly patches.
Dermatologists advise their patients to avoid harmful ultraviolet light, which can cause skin damage, photoaging and skin cancer. But they also may prescribe light therapy to treat certain skin conditions.
A technique called photodynamic therapy directs wavelengths of blue fluorescent light to activate a topical medicine applied to the skin. It selectively kills abnormal, potentially cancerous cells in specific areas.
Blue light therapy is an FDA approved in-office treatment for Actinic Keratoses (precancerous lesions). Insurances typically cover the full cost of the treatment, but this varies by insurance. During the treatment, we apply a topical photosensitizing drug to the skin.
Dermatologists frequently use blue light therapy to prevent skin cancer and treat precancerous and cancerous skin growths. The FDA has approved photodynamic therapy for the treatment of actinic keratosis, a type of pre-cancer that develops on the skin from years of exposure to the sun.
Photodynamic or blue light therapy is an FDA-approved treatment for certain cancers, pre-cancers and non-cancerous skin conditions.
Blue Light Therapy is Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) that uses a blue laser to activate medication, selectively destroying abnormal cells. It’s used to treat actinic keratosis, skin cancer, rosacea, and stubborn acne, but it may also be used similarly to a chemical peel, to improve the texture and appearance of wrinkled and sun damaged skin.
The addition of photodynamic, or "blue-light," therapy at UI Hospitals & Clinics is helping dermatologists ward off skin cancer in patients with actinic keratoses.