Light based skin rejuvenation treatment
GentleWaves LED Photomodulation system, a light-based skin rejuvenation treatment, has been given the green light by the FDA, adding to a growing number of home treatments in this category. GentleWaves uses light-emitting diodes for nonablative skin resurfacing and skin rejuvenation treatment.
Light based skin care has been available in beauty parlors and through qualified dermatologists for some years. With the launch of GentleWaves LED Photomodulation system, light based skin care treatment can be brought into the home, a move that could make it more widespread.
GentleWaves has been scientifically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles through the use of a patented system of pulsating amber-colored LEDs. These LEDs are specifically coded to increase collagen production while slowing down collagen breakdown. The device has initial FDA clearance for treating periorbital wrinkles, but the company is amassing clinical data about its effectiveness in several other aesthetic, and some non-aesthetic, indications.
GentleWaves LED Photomodulation technology is a novel approach to provide skin rejuvenation treatment in a rapid, safe and truly painless manner. GentleWaves is non-thermal, non-ablative and has no pain, side effects, or downtime. Quick and convenient for today’s fast-paced world, GentleWaves has been clinically proven to reduce fine lines and wrinkles without pain, redness, peeling or downtime. Users spend less than one minute sitting in front of a cascading array of amber colored pulsating lights. As LED Photomodulation is a non-thermal, photo-biochemical process, it is one of the only technologies now available to safely treat all skin types resulting in noticeably softer, smoother and healthier-looking skin.
This technology is currently used by physicians around the world for both home and medical light therapies but many new applications for the GentleWaves technology can be expected in the future. The ability to extend this therapy for use in the home without a reduction in benefits is a significant advancement in treating aging skin. Physicians and scientists worldwide are now exploring how very low energy light interacts with not just skin, but all living cells in the body.
Source: FDA clears new light-based anti-wrinkle treatment
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