Blue Light Therapy, also known as Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), is an advanced dermatological treatment that utilizes a photosensitizing agent and blue light to target specific skin concerns. This minimally invasive procedure is effective in addressing acne, sun-damaged skin, and certain precancerous lesions by selectively destroying targeted cells.

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, also known as photodynamic therapy, is a noninvasive phototherapy procedure used to treat conditions that reside on the skin or just under it. It is an alternative treatment used for skin diseases such as actinic keratoses (precancerous lesions), acne, and sunspots.

Blue Light Treatment is a non-invasive procedure. Your dermatologist will apply a chemical solution to the affected areas, and subsequently, expose that same area to blue light. The reaction from the chemicals, oxygen and the blue light is what destroys the precancerous or cancerous skin cells.

During the treatment, we apply a topical photosensitizing drug to the skin. This medication is absorbed preferentially by the precancerous skin cells within one to three hours. The medication is then activated by blue light which is illuminated for about 17 minutes. Once the medication is activated, it destroys the precancerous lesions.