Collagen light therapy is the application of specific therapeutic light wavelengths which boosts collagen synthesis and energises our cells to accelerate natural regeneration and repair processes to treat skin issues, such as wrinkles, scars, pigmentation issues and wound healing, among other conditions.
Skin rejuvenation
Boosting collagen-synthesis improves your skin’s appearance, combating the loss of elasticity to reduce wrinkles and fine lines.
Lowers inflammation
The increased blood flow derived from red light exposure also alleviates both acute and chronic inflammation. This increase in blood supply into the damaged cells increases the body’s antioxidant defences too, producing a natural anti-inflammatory effect.
Diminishes fine lines and wrinkles
A lack of collagen contributes to thinning of the skin, a loss of elasticity and sagging. Collagen light therapy works to combat these classic problems, too.
Subjects treated with red light showed significantly improved skin condition including reduction of wrinkles, fine lines and other signs of ageing.
Aids in acne treatment
Sunlight could have some benefits at treating acne, but is never recommended by dermatologists. Red light therapy has been tested as an alternative, and was found to help decrease the sebum (aka oil) production and change some of the cellular behaviour that leads to acne.
Improves appearance of scars
A 2014 study found that it has beneficial effects on "acne scars, hypertrophic scars, and healing burns" thanks to the cellular processes it kicks into gear, which means its effective in doing away with any of the acne scarring that is still showing up on your skin years later.
Aids in muscle recovery
"Muscles respond very well to [red light therapy]," says Michael R. Hamblin PhD, from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. "It hastens recovery after exercise, and reduces delayed onset muscle soreness."
Effects of low-power light therapy on wound healing: LASER x LED https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4148276/
Photobiomodulation on critical bone defects of rat calvaria: a systematic review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30291464/#
Photoengineering of bone repair processes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16706695/#
Combined Treatment with Low-Level Laser and rhBMP-2 Promotes Differentiation and Mineralization of Osteoblastic Cells under Hypoxic Stress https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30603597/#
Photobiomodulation with low-level diode laser promotes osteoblast migration in an in vitro micro wound model https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26140461/
Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24049929/
A Controlled Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Red and Near-Infrared Light Treatment in Patient Satisfaction, Reduction of Fine Lines, Wrinkles, Skin Roughness, and Intradermal Collagen Density Increase https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3926176/
Regulation of skin collagen metabolism in vitro using a pulsed 660 nm LED light source: clinical correlation with a single-blinded study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19587693/
A study to determine the efficacy of a novel handheld light-emitting diode device in the treatment of photoaged skin https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19146602/
Effects of radiofrequency, electroacupuncture, and low-level laser therapy on the wrinkles and moisture content of the forehead, eyes, and cheek https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28265160/
The use of light-emitting diode therapy in the treatment of photoaged skin https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17760698/
Evaluation of scars in children after treatment with low-level laser https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29974280/
Non-invasive diagnostic evaluation of phototherapeutic effects of red light phototherapy of acne vulgaris https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18811865/
Anatomy of the human skin https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/picture-of-the-skin
