Clearlight Treatments for Acne

Clearlight treatments for Acne
The CLEARLight system is a photodynamic instrument that uses blue violet light waves which penetrate your skin and directly kill the bacteria that lead to inflammatory acne. These light waves also stimulate your body’s own bacteria fighting porphyrins which kill additional bacteria and remain activated to give a lasting bacterial killing effect even after treatment has ended. This combined effect provides a drug free option for treatment of acne.

A typical CLEARLight treatment session lasts 15-20 minutes. Patients can relax and listen to music while lying under the warming theraupeutic light. After a treatment, patients feel rested and ready to continue with the rest of their busy day.

CLEARLight APC™ uses blue violet light wavelengths which penetrate the skin and reaches the P. acnes bacteria. These wavelengths of light directly kill P. acnes as well as stimulate your skin’s endogenous porphyrins which are a part of its natural defenses against these and other bacteria. CLEARLight uses ONLY 405-420nm wavelengths of light which have been shown to produce these effects in both the laboratory and clinical settings. It completely filters out damaging UV wavelengths. This allows for painless, safe acne treatments.

Advantages of Clearlight Acne Treatments
• Short treatment regimen - 8 treatments over 4 weeks to achieve impressive results.
• NO side-effects, NO pain, NO downtime
• Systemic drug-free treatment
• Suitable for all areas of body including back, chest and face

Frequently Asked Questions about Clearlight Treatments for Acne

Q: What is ClearLight? How does it work?
The ClearLight system uses a unique high-intensity blue-violet light that activates the bacteria-fighting militia called porphyrins. The porphyrins start a chemical reaction that produces peroxide, which destroys the P. acnes bacteria.

Q: What happens during a treatment?
With ClearLight, a typical treatment session requires approximately 15-20 minutes. Patients lie comfortably on a bed while the therapeutic light is applied; sometimes there is a slight warming sensation. Treatments are described as easy, even relaxing, but most importantly, safe and painless. Patients often listen to music while being treated.

Q: How many treatments are required?
The doctor develops treatment plans based on individual patient needs. Typically, ClearLight treatments are given twice a week for four weeks. It is important to keep treatment appointments recommended by the doctor in order to see maximum results. We may choose to utilize several Laser options for your treatment protocol.

Q: Are the results permanent?
ClearLight treatments usually help control acne breakouts for four to eight months; after that, occasional touch ups may be necessary.

Q: Is ClearLight safe? Are there any side effects?
ClearLight is one of the safest acne treatments available. The system’s blue-violet light penetrates just deep enough into the tissue to reach the acne target, without adversely affecting surrounding skin. ClearLight treatments have no known side effects.