Photodynamic Therapy(PDT) Services in Durban
PDT is a pain-free treatment that’s employs light at a safe and specific wavelength to eliminate abnormal cells allowing rejuvenation and enhancement of the quality and texture of the skin. It uses light to help break up the accumulation of melanin leading to hyperpigmention and melasma. It also has the unique ability to reverse the effects of sun damage and aging.
It is very effective in the improvement of fine wrinkles, skin texture, and hyperpigmentation. It also has the ability to kill infection in the skin, caused by bacteria. This results in reduction of acne and pustules. The light also effectively reduces inflammation in the skin resulting from injury, or even rosacea.
The procedure is just about 45 minutes and you normally see visible results after just one treatment.
At Halo we employ the miraculous power of Mother Nature by combining 100% organic face masks that work simultaneously to penetrate to the basal layer of the epidermis, rejuvenating, tightening and refreshing the sight of treatment.
Come in and book a consult and treatment for a most rejuvenating and anti-aging PDT LED treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
This LED, or light emitting diode therapy, makes use of varying wavelengths of light used in skincare, including red and blue. This therapy was initially created by NASA for plant growth experiments on their shuttle missions. It was then found to be very effective in healing wounds. At Halo we help rejuvenate the skin and help eradicate the effects of aging. LED therapy is also very effective in eliminating melanin build up and acne. Light Therapy stimulates cellular activity, including the fibroblasts that produce collagen, which gives young skin its plump look. This helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles, treat sun-damage and stretch marks, and reduce redness after more aggressive IPL or laser treatments.
At Halo we use two wavelengths of light. For anti-aging, break up of pigmentation and melasma we usually use Red Light. Blue light is used to kill acne causing bacteria, P. acnes and eliminate blemishes. LED
LED Therapy is certainly the safest, way to rejuvenate and replenish our skin. We have witnessed astounding visible results in just a single 40min session for teenagers as well as adult acne, pigmentation, genetic melasma, stretch marks, reversal of sun damage. At Halo we combine LED therapy with a 100% organic balm that is able to work simultaneously with the light to penetrate into the seven layers of epidermis, down to the basal layer of the epidermis where the cells are created. Thus, this highly effective, sustainable combination produces the natural, completely safe and successful results seen at Halo.
Red LED light targets fine lines, wrinkles,, blemishes and pigmentation. It also encourages the skin to produce its natural cellular activity which stimulates the fibroblasts to create collagen. This in turn minimizes the effects of aging, sun damage, inflammation and results in fresh and rejuvenated skin.
Blue LED light is most frequently indicated to treat infection in the skin, normally seen too cause acne. Blue light has an antibacterial effect. Blue light reduces the activity of the sebaceous glands, so the produce a lower amount of oil that blocks the hair follicle and kills acne causing bacteria called P. acnes.
Blue LED light therapy also conditions the skin, eliminating free radicals that oxidize and cause aging on the skin. The Blue light also has anti-inflammatory benefits, which in turn decreases other symptoms of acne, such as redness and inflammation.
You will first have a consult to determine the severity of your skin condition. This treatment is one of the safest and sustainable treatments to rejuvenate and replenish skin. The experienced therapists at Halo will then cleanse the skin on the treatment area using an organic based cleanser. The area is then covered in the 100% organic brightening mask and then you are exposed to either red, blue or a combination of the two lights, for 40min depending on the skin condition that you wish to treat.
Price of PDT LED treatment starts from an affordable R250 per session depending on the size of the treatment area. However individual packages are available.
LED light therapy definitely is a safer and more sustainable and natural therapy for rejuvenating, brightening and replenishing skin with pigmentation, acne and other skin conditions. Using LED Therapy it creates maximum comfort and ease to achieve more youthful looking skin. This therapy as opposed to some laser that can be invasive and painful in completely pain-free and can be used to treat large areas in a relatively short period of time. Lasers can also cause damage to tissue that might be sensitive and tender. LED therapy is also able to offer uniform irradiation and emits low levels of heat.
