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Blue Light Acne Treatment and Other Acne Treatment Considerations
New progressive treatments continue to become available in the area of acne treatment and skin care. One of the latest of these techniques is acne treatment with blue light which emerged from evidence that blue light has an antibacterial effect on the skin. Treatment done by shining blue light on acne affected skin effectively kills off acne causing bacteria. However, this type of therapy only takes care of one cause of acne in a process that depends on various factors and respective solutions.
As some people might worry about the effects of harmful rays due to light therapy, it has been proven that blue light poses no risk in altering DNA as do UV rays. UV light exposure is able to alter natural cell division, whereas blue light has no effect on a cell’s ability to perform healthily. In fact, blue lights softer wave frequency is what both distinguishes it from harmful rays and what makes it effective as a source of acne treatment.
How does Blue Light Acne Treatment Work?
Acne causing bacteria is known as P. acnes bacteria and produces a chemical that has the structure of an organic compound known as a porphyrin. Under the right treatment conditions, the elemental make-up of porphyrin can be altered, for example, the oxygen molecules can be lost. Blue light treatment effectively agitates the bacterial porphyrins and causes them to release oxygen atoms, consequently destroying their elemental make-up and therefore the larger bacteria.
Other Factors in Acne and its Treatment
Bacteria, however, is only one small part of the puzzle that scientists have not actually proven to be a considerable cause of acne. The initial causes of acne are lesions to the living cells found in sebum canals. These cells can be damaged by the force of sebum output, the hardening of sebum within the follicle, or the mixture of oil and dead skin cells within the pores. Respectively, the solutions to these acne causing factors are: the natural and safe inhibition of sebum production, the presence of unsaturated fatty acids to break up hardened sebum and the incitement of natural enzymes to dissolve the mixture of oils and dead skin cells. Ideally, acne treatment should also address our body's natural inflammatory system response by supporting the innate immune system at the site of cell injury, also controlling bacteria and soothing inflamed skin. And finally, it is important that we treat acne until the final resolution by repairing damaged cells, releasing amino acids and regenerating skin structures to avoid future acne scars.
The Good and Bad of Blue Light Acne Treatment
Therefore, blue light acne therapy is effective in controlling acne causing bacteria and has been shown to be safe, with no relation to consequences seen in other light exposures. Furthermore, it has not been linked to any negative side effects whatsoever. However, blue light therapy is not necessarily ideal for everybody who suffers from an acne condition.
Unfortunately, blue light acne therapy seems to be reserved for those who have the means to pay for considerably expensive treatment facilities and therapies. It is not readily available in all health care locations. Moreover, it is extremely rare that a health insurance company would willingly cover the cost of this type of treatment. Options for those with limited means might be more promising in the area of natural acne treatment. Then again, natural treatment could be a better option if you find an organic product that serves to more comprehensively treat the root causes of acne and not just one part of the puzzle.
Types of acne laser treatment lack the comprehensive treatment approach that you can get from natural therapies that treat the root causes of acne as an inflammatory skin disorder. BIOSKINCLEAR by Biocutis can help you get rid of acne with a combination of botanicals that deal with inflammation, sebum inhibition and break down and skin irritation and dryness. Biocutis boasts a line of skin care products that contain Helix Aspersa Muller serum which not only clears and prevents breakouts and repairs acne lesions, but also works as a natural acne scar treatment with the ability to regenerate skin affected by redness and scars.
