The most common side effect of pdt is sensitivity to bright lights and sunlight.
Blue light skin treatment side effects.
The following ailments have been successfully treated with blue light therapy.
In 2014 in the journal pigment cell melanoma research researchers compared skin exposed to blue light with skin exposed to uvb rays the type of ultraviolet light that s most closely associated.
Following treatment you will experience temporary redness swelling and scaling of the lesions and surrounding skin.
Dry skin redness swelling.
Blisters can also appear 12.
Actinic keratosis rough scaly precancerous spots on the skin blotchy.
However some minor adverse reactions may be experienced such as.
Side effects of blue light therapy immediately following treatment the area may be red swollen tender and mildly bruised or blistered especially when medication has been applied to the skin.
These reactions caused by pdt light.
The most common side effects include scaling crusting skin discoloration itching stinging and or burning redness and swelling both redness and swelling improved by 4 weeks after therapy patients may experience a range of reactions to treatment including redness and swelling patient 1 following 1 treatment with levulan kerastick plus blu u.
These side effects should completely resolve by 4 weeks after treatment.
Possible side effects of blue light therapy side effects can include jitteriness headache nausea skin irritation eye irritation and poor vision.
Blue light therapy can activate the production of reproductive hormones such as testosterone and estradiol.
According to loknath chen associate professor biotechnology department mingchuan university taiwan visible blue light irradiation.
Side effects in babies with cholestasis blue light therapy may cause the bronze baby syndrome where the skin and urine become a gray brown color.