Red Light Therapy
Low-wavelength red light treatment

Red Light Therapy

WHAT IS RED LIGHT THERAPY?

Red light therapy (RLT) is a treatment that uses low-wavelength red light to improve your skin’s appearance, such as reducing wrinkles, scars, redness and acne. It’s also touted to treat other medical conditions.

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Red light therapy is promoted as a treatment for some common skin conditions, including to:

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• Improve wound healing
• Reduce stretch marks
• Reduce wrinkles, fine lines and age spots
• Improve facial texture
• Improve psoriasis, rosacea and eczema
• Improve scars
• Improve sun-damaged skin
• Improve hair growth in people with androgenic alopecia
• Improve acne

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To date, there’s a lot of ongoing research, publication of small studies and much discussion on the internet about the effectiveness of red light therapy for all types of health uses. Results of some studies do show some promise, but the full effectiveness of red light therapy has yet to be determined.