What is Blue Light Acne Treatment? “[Blue light treatment] is a major breakthrough and could be an excellent alternative for those patients who have had minimal success with traditional therapies…” — Dr. Arielle N.B. Kauva Blue light acne treatment uses blue light to kill acne bacteria instead of topical or oral medications. Throughout the treatment, […]
Blue Light Therapy & Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
Katelyn Bachman and her sister Zoe suffer from a condition which is known as Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, an extremely rare disorder. It requires the children to need to spend as much time as possible in the sun during the daytime, and to remain under a special blue light every night, including when they sleep. This light […]
Blue Light Therapy and Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Are Not the Same Thing
Last week I got a call from a young woman who said she’d received “blue light therapy” from her dermatologist. As she described the treatment, it became clear that the treatment she actually had was PDT, or Photodynamic Therapy, with Omnilux blue as the light source. Even though a blue light may be used in […]
