I discovered a couple of spots on my face that turned out to be pre cancerous.
Blue light therapy for skin cancer prevention.
Blue light therapy on its own without the photosensitivity drugs added is safe and has very few risks.
The biggest risk is for a potential skin infection if any post treatment blisters occur and.
Insurances typically cover the full cost of the treatment but this varies by insurance.
More commonly known as photodynamic therapy pdt blue light therapy works often as well as surgery or radiation therapy.
Other studies have had more concerning results.
In 2014 in the journal pigment cell melanoma research researchers compared skin exposed to blue light with skin exposed to uvb rays the type of.
Blue light therapy is an fda approved in office treatment for actinic keratoses precancerous lesions.
During the treatment we apply a topical photosensitizing drug to the skin.
Zimmerman at golden state dermatology in walnut creek c.