LED & SKIN

Smart Phototherapy is an innovative organic light-based beauty care and treatment method, based on the work of Niels Ryberg Finsen, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and physiology in recognition of his cotribution to the treatment of disease, especially lupus vugaris (a type of skin tuberculosis), with concentrated radiation, combined with the work of Zhores lvanovich Alferoy, who won the Nobel Prize for the development of laser diode.

You will find more information about the fundamentals of led therapy here.

SMARTLUX PHOTOTHERAPY

Light therapy is a non-invasive skincare device to treat several skin disorders. The light provided by a high intensity, multi-frequency light-emitting diode (LED) can be used effectively  to treat a variety of issues from fine lines and wrinkles to acne, sun damage, scars, and cellulite. 

LED light therapy can:

• accelerate skin repair by promoting the production of collagen and elastin to firm and tighten the skin
• reduce the appearance of scars, stretch marks, and sun spots
• reduce the acne and blemishes
• increase microcirculation, oxygenation and skinmoisture
• improves the skin’s appearance

SMARTLUX PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medical treatment that uses a photosensitizing drug (a drug that becomes activated by light exposure) and a light source to activate the applied drug. The result is an activated oxygen molecule that can destroy nearby cells. Precancerous cells and certain types of cancer cells can be treated this way. The procedure is easily performed in a physician's office or outpatient setting.

PDT essentially has three steps. First, a light-sensitizing liquid, cream, or intravenous drug (photosensitizer) is applied or administered. Second, there is an incubation period of minutes to days. Finally, the target tissue is then exposed to a specific wavelength of light that then activates the photosensitizing medication.

Steps:

1. application of photosensitizer drug
2. incubation period
3. light activation

Although first used in the early 1900s, PDT in the modern sense is a fairly new, evolving science. Current PDT involves a variety of incubation times for the light-sensitizing drug and a variety of light sources depending on the target tissue. The basic premise of PDT is selective tissue destruction. Although the photosensitizer may be absorbed all over by many cells, atypical or cancerous cells take up more of the drug and retain the drug for a longer duration than normal tissues.

At present, the primary limitation of available PDT techniques is the depth of penetration of the light and ability to target cells within at most 1/3 of an inch (approximately 1 cm) of the light source. Therefore, tumors or atypical growths must be close to the surface of the skin or treatment surface for PDT to work.

PDT is currently used in a number of medical fields including oncology (cancer), dermatology (skin), and cosmetic surgery.

To receive mere information on this device you can contact MEDMIX or go to the European distributor PHARMACOSMEDICS NV, based in Belgium. They will be pleased helping you :

• sales@medmix.co.kr

• info@pharmacosmedics.com