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Skin Healing and Rejuvenation

Red Light has been proven to be effective for wound healing, tissue repair, skin renewal, and rejuvenation. Red light therapy directly stimulates regenerative processes in the skin through increased cellular proliferation, migration, and adhesion. Red light therapy has been shown to positively affect skin cells through the regeneration of fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and modulation of immune cells (including mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages) all found within skin tissue.

Red light treatments are used as anti-aging, acne therapy, Rosacea, Eczema, Psoriasis. Red light helps increase the flow of blood, oxygen, and nutrients, improving skin's firmness and elasticity over your entire body. Red light fuels cell renewal stimulates, collagen production, improves skin tone and texture, and encourages vibrant healthier-looking skin.​

Red light waves boost the metabolism rate in any live cell it is applied to, greatly accelerating the recovery process. Medical studies found that under red light open wounds heal 160% faster. Working similarly to the way that photosynthesis works in plants, the light jump-starts the cellular activity and produces ATP (that transforms energy within cells) which is then carried to cells and tissue to begin rejuvenation.

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Joint Health and Pain Management 

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Red light therapy is now being used to treat arthritis symptoms thanks to its capability of stimulating collagen production and rebuilding cartilage. A 2009 Cochrane review of red light therapy for rheumatoid arthritis concluded that “Red light could be considered for short-term treatment for relief of pain and morning stiffness for RA patients, particularly since it has few side-effects.” 

Even in those who don’t suffer from arthritis but have other signs of tissue damage or degeneration due to aging, red light can still be beneficial. A 2009 study published in The Lancet showed, “Red light reduces pain immediately after treatment in acute neck pain and up to 22 weeks after completion of treatment in patients with chronic neck pain.”  Other studies have found that even when patients with musculoskeletal disorders don’t experience less pain from red light therapy treatments, they have a high chance of experiencing “significantly improved functional outcomes,” such as better range of motion. 

Cellular rejuvenation and increased blood flow due to red light therapy are two key aspects of improving joint and tissue health. Decreasing oxidative damage, which degenerates joints, and modulating inflammation are other ways that red light benefits soft/connective tissue.​

Clinical Studies                     



Dr. Robert Calderhead, DrMedSci, FRSM, medical advisor to Photo therapeutics states “When effective wavelengths are aimed at the photobiomodulation zone, skin cells remain alive and unharmed, but they receive an energy boost from the direct, a thermal exchange of energy between photons and cell components. This can help repair damaged cells. The 640nm is the most commonly used wavelength for skin rejuvenation.”
 

Dr. Mary Dyson at Guy's Hospital in London, England showed that “red light collagen lamps at 633nm increased the synthesis of fibroblast growth factor from macrophage cells.”
 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City combined blue and red light therapy with collagen lamps with Microdermabrasion on 22 subjects with mild to severe facial acne vulgaris. Subjects were given eight (8) twenty (20) minute sessions, twice a week, alternating between blue and red light with collagen lamps, subjects were also given microdermabrasion before each session. The lesion count was reduced by 46% at four (4) weeks, and by 81% at twelve (12) weeks.
 

Dr. Mitchell Chasin, Medical Director of Reflections Center for Skin and Body in Livingston, New Jersey states “with red light you will see a decrease in postoperative redness.”
 

Dr. Mitchell Goldman, clinical professor of dermatology at the University of California San Diego and medical director at La Jolla Spa MD, La Jolla, CA states “red light treatments work well after any procedure that causes erythema (redness) and irritation, including chemical peels, lasers, and IPL.
 

Dr. Tina Alster of the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery, Washington DC, states “ red light treatments used with Fraxel laser, show a reduction in healing time of as much as 50%.”  Photobiology, April 2007
 

Dr. Harry T. Whelan, Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Hyperbaric Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, found that diabetic skin ulcers and other wounds healed much faster when exposed to red light. Lab research has shown that red light also grows human muscle and skin cells up to five (5) times faster than normal. The study, funded by NASA will examine the effects on diabetic skin ulcers, serious burns, and flesh wounds caused by radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Dr. Whelan also states “The near-infrared light emitted by the red light seems to be perfect for increasing energy inside cells. Red light boosts energy to the cells and accelerates healing.