Is Blue Light Acne Therapy Right For You?

In August 2002 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of blue light therapy for the treatment of acne and many thousands of sufferers are benefiting from this extremely popular form of treatment today.

A course of treatment normally last four weeks with two fifteen minute treatments being given each week at a cost of between $50 and $150 per treatment, resulting in a full course of treatment for an average cost of about $800 dollars.

Acne is caused in part by P. acnes bacteria which become trapped below the surface of the skin and cause inflammation. The purpose of blue light acne therapy is to use certain wavelengths of blue light to kill the P. acnes bacteria.

As with all treatments for acne, blue light acne therapy will not work for everyone and, in those that do benefit from it, results will vary widely. Overall about 85% of people will see an improvement in their acne within about two weeks of starting the treatment. By the end of the treatment on average you can expect to experience about a 50% to 60% reduction in your acne and this improve up to about 75% at the end of twelve weeks.

Remember that there is no such thing as a cure for acne, although your acne will disappear in time. When we talk about curing acne therefore we are really talking about treating it to reduce its effects and keep it to a minimum while we wait for nature to run its course.

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