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Infrared Light Therapy now in Clinical Trials for Toenail Fungus Treatment

August 14, 2010 by Louanna

870nm and 930nm lasers are now in clinical trials for toenail fungus treatment. This is exciting to me as I have been living with that problem for a long time. Also, many people have asked me about it over the years, and I have had no information to pass onto them.

And look at the results they are getting! 63% success (3mm of clear nail growth) in 6 months after only 4 treatments! I’m not sure how long the treatments were, but this is what I’m going to do:

I’m going to tape off the red HPLEDs on my LightWave DH and start shining just the 850nm infrared band of light on my few infected toenails for 5 minutes once per week. This will be a long test, I guess, but I’ll post updates as I go.  Imagine if that works! Imagine the cost of the treatments once the laser companies get FDA approval!

Hopefully we can show some ‘in vivo’ success and offer a cheaper toenail fungus solution for the rest of us.

Here are some excerpts from the article:

 

“Photoinactivation of Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum) has been demonstrated in vitro and in animal studies using wavelengths at 870 nm and 930 nm while maintaining physiologic temperatures (Bornstein E, et al. Photochem Photobiol. 2009;85(6):1364-1374).”

 

“Penetration through the entire nail plate without damage to the nail bed or matrix is the key to success with either device. In one published study with the 870/930 nm device, clinical cure rates (3 mm of clear nail growth) of 63 percent were noted six months after four treatments (Landsman AS, et al. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2010 May;100:166-177). Both devices should be effective on all skin types with little to no discomfort. Number of treatments or need for periodic treatment to prevent relapse remains to be determined.”
Laser, light therapy may help treat stubborn nail disorders
Publish date: Aug 1, 2010
By: Joely Kaufman, M.D. & Martin Zaiac, M.D.
Source: Dermatology Times

Filed Under: Infrared Light Therapy, Red & Infrared Light Therapy, Toenail Fungus Tagged With: 870 nm, 870nm, 930nm, fungus nail, infrared light, lightwave DH, toe nail fungus, Toenail Fungus, toenail fungus treatment

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