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 treatment for skin cancer on face.
During the treatment we apply a topical photosensitizing drug to the skin.
The initial approval was specifically for the treatment of actinic keratosis of the face and scalp with application of the photosensitizer followed by a timed exposure to a special blue light source.
You may feel stinging or burning while this is done.
Insurances typically cover the full cost of the treatment but this varies by insurance.
Blue light therapy for actinic keratosis can help treat and reduce the number of precancers potentially reducing the number of full fledged skin cancers and helping in photo rejuvenation.
Blue light therapy is most commonly used to treat sun damage and premalignant or malignant skin cancer growths.
It can actually be used to prevent skin cancer and remove both precancerous skin.
Plus it doesn t cause awful side effects.
During the next stage of this treatment your doctor will focus a special blue or red light onto the area of your cancer for about 15 minutes.
These lesions are typically found in areas of the body that are frequently exposed to the sun including the face head and arms.
Pdt has also used for acne rosacea thin nonmelanoma skin cancers sun damage enlarged sebaceous glands wrinkles warts hidradenitis suppurativa psoriasis and many other skin conditions.
Blue light therapy is an fda approved in office treatment for actinic keratoses precancerous lesions.