Red light therapy
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Red light therapy (RLT) is an ineffective kind of light therapy in which the skin of the patient is exposed to long-wavelength red light, near or including the infrared portion of the spectrum, during a series of sessions. There is no evidence that RLT is effective at treating the skin or any other part of the body for any medical condition.[1]
RLT is being promoted in the popular media with unproven claims of multiple benefits.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ See, e.g., Smith, E. V.; Grindlay, D. J. C.; Williams, H. C. (March 2011). "What's new in acne? An analysis of systematic reviews published in 2009-2010: What's new in acne?". Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 36 (2): 119–123. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03921.x. PMID 20738323.
Three reviews examined laser and light therapies, and found some evidence of superiority only for blue or blue/red light treatment over placebo light, but a general absence of comparisons against other acne treatments. Photodynamic therapy had consistent benefits over placebo but was associated with significant side-effects and was not shown to be better than topical adapalene.
- ↑ Hannah Chenoweth (24 February 2019). "Red Light Therapy May Actually Be the Fountain of Youth". Glamour.
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