Levulan Photodynamic Therapy -For Acne and Aging Skin - Improve Your Skin Today

Levulan Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is the most recent advance in acne therapy. Levulan Photodynamic acne treatments involve the application of Levulan ( 5-aminolevulinic acid), a photosensitizing agent, which is then activated with blue-light. Levulan Photodynamic Therapy results in significant improvement in moderate to severe cystic acne.

Levulan Photodynamic Therapy -Levulan Acne Skin Care Treatment

Blue Light Levulan Photodynamic Therapy for acne treatment involves three mechanisms of action against acne. Levulan PDT inactivates the bacteria that trigger acne, exfoliates the skin to unclog pores, and the most exciting mechanism is that levulan treatment shuts down the sebaceous glands in the skin. This is exciting because sebaceous glands are the root cause in the formation of acne so it has a long lasting effect even on severe acne.

Blue Light Levulan Photodynamic Therapy can even work in patients who have failed accutane. Accutane also targets the sebaceous gland but accutane has fairly toxic side effects. Levulan is a much safer alternative to accutane treatment.

Levulan Photodynamic Therapy - Skin Rejuvenatuion - For Aging Sun-Damaged Skin

Levulan Photodynamic Therapy is the most recent advance in photorejuvenation. Levulan Photodynamic skin rejuvenation involves the application of Levulan which is then activated with IPL and blue-light. This results in significant improvement in precancerous conditions such as AKs, actinically damaged skin, sun damaged skin, moderate to severe cystic acne and potentially superficial skin cancers. Additionally it improves wrinkles, pore size, skin texture, pigmentation, rosacea, sebaceous hyperplasia, and potentially prevents the development of skin cancer.

Levulan Photodynamic Therapy for:

• Removing precancerous skin lesions
• Preventing skin cancer
• Improving wrinkles
• Improving pores
• Improving skin texture
• Improving pigmentation
• Treating moderate to severe cystic acne
• Treating sebaceous hyperplasia
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Levulan Photodynamic Therapy Procedure:

• A nurse or aesthetician will apply the medicine.
• After 1-2 hours levulan will be activated with IPL (intense pluse light) and/or blue-light.
• You may be given an anesthetic topical cream applied prior to the light exposure.
• You will be given special goggles to wear to protect your eyes during the treatment.
• During the treatment you may feel stinging, tingling, prickling, or burning of the lesions, but this should go away after the treatment.
• You should stay out of the sun and bright light as much as possible for the next 48 hours
• The skin will turn red and swollen in the following 3-7 days
• Some crusting may be noted
• There should be some discomfort, but no significant pain.
• After 1 week, there might be some residual redness that will subside after a few days and can be covered with make up.

Levulan Photodynamic Therapy - revolutionizing how we perform skin rejuvenation and how we treat sun damaged skin. Come in for a free consultation today! Serving the Santa Barbara area.