Light Emitting Diode---what a novel concept. We have spent most of our time in aesthetic medicine utilizing light-based devices like lasers and Intense Pulsed Light to heat and destroy unwanted conditions. Instead, Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology comes along and says, we are going to use light to stimulate the body’s own ability to repair itself.
In the same way the sun interacts with plant life to create photosynthesis (the plants conversion of light energy into cellular energy), LED technology interacts with the body’s own cellular structure to create photo-biostimulation (the human bodies conversion of light energy into cellular energy). This stimulation induces a state of repair and cellular efficiency.
To accomplish this, LED therapy uses specific wavelengths of light (red, infrared, and blue) to stimulate the body's regenerative process at the cellular level to engage the body to do the following:
Accelerate the production of collagen and elastin
Increase cellular permeability for improved cellular nutrient uptake
Remove excess fluid and waste products
Increase production of macrophage cells for removal of toxins, excess pigment and scar tissue
Increase lymphatic drainage
Increase vascularization (blood flow) to the skin surface
Generate singlet oxygen, which attacks and kills bacterial cells and also removes pH gradients, inhibiting the growth and spread of acne.
One of the most exciting features of this new pain-free technology is its solution for unsightly stretch marks, showing as much as 50% to 80% improvement in just 5 to 10 weeks. And the list of LED's successes keeps growing with over 2,500 documented studies in reference to its ability to handle chronic and acute pain concerns. LED has also demonstrated its ability to assist other technologies in elevating wrinkle reduction results by countering the damaging effects of collagenese in the skin. Finally, because it's pain-free, Lightwave Therapy has answered the desperate need for treating acne in teenagers and patients with sensitive skin.
Are you seeking to answer the call to pain management solutions for your patients of all ages? Are you exploring new aesthetic applications like stretch mark removal? Or are you simply seeking to improve the results of all of your cosmetic treatments? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, LED could be the greatest complement to your aesthetic practice. Call AAC today at 800-337-0745 and see what kind of light LED can shine on your practice.