Just a few questions...
Joined: 07 Feb 2008
| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:57 am Post subject: Just a few questions... | |
| I've only been experiencing "base redness" for a few weeks. I think I'll try some topicals just to see if they'll help at all, but I'd like to gather some info on red and blue light therapies for the future.
- What is the difference between low level red light therapies and blue light therapies? - How much do these treatments usually cost? - Are they safe to use if Rosacea pauples/pustles are present? - How do these machines work? Thanks! =] |
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| Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:57 am Post subject: | |
| Others here will be able to tell you far more than me, but here is my experience:
- What is the difference between low level red light therapies and blue light therapies? Normally, blue light is used for acne, since it is thought the frequency of the light kills a certain bacteria. Red light is thought to have certain healing properties and is used, among other things, for rosacea. - How much do these treatments usually cost? You can go to some beauty salons to get treatments done, but the cheaper option is to buy your own unit/bulbs. My bulbs cost me about £50. Units seem to start at £50 and go into many hundreds, if properly manufactured. - Are they safe to use if Rosacea pauples/pustles are present? Yes. All 'red light therapy' is, is one isolated frequency of light, so it would be no more harmful to p&p's than an ordinary light. Of course, it might be considerably safer, since the ultra violet portion of daylight can harm the skin. That said, some people (me, for one) have reported increased p&p's while using red light therapy. - How do these machines work? It is not fully known, though I believe (this is just what I have read) that one mechanism is that it is thought to deliver energy ("ATP") to a certain cell ("mitochondria"). For various reasons, it is thought that in rosaceans, these cells' uptake of ATP is disturbed. These cells themselves, in turn, are the 'energy sources' for lots of processes that occur in the skin. The effect, then, is to allow these processes to occur normally. |
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