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Low-level light therapy uses low photon energy to achieve a clinically useful effect without unintended heat or damage.
Shown dramatic beneficial effects when used for wound healing, pain management, and skin rejuvenation.
The Forever Healthy Foundation supports the use of LED low-level light therapy as a valid treatment option for skin rejuvenation.
Combination therapy using red and infrared LED light provides the greatest number of benefits to the skin.
Both processes lead to repair, functional improvement, or cell recruitment.
Reduction in periocular and perioral wrinkling, increased production of collagen, and improvements in skin texture and firmness.
Side effects are minor - most commonly, only a transient erythema that clears within hours.
Best results have been achieved with 6 sessions with infrared light and 3 with red light over one month.
Main types of devices currently in use are LED-based systems and filtered polychromatic lamps.
