Orlando Photodynamic Therapy doctors

	Ross A. Clevens, MD Melbourne Facial Plastic Surgeon 200 South Harbor City Blvd First Floor, Melbourne		1 answer
	Thomas Fiala, MD Altamonte Springs Plastic Surgeon 220 East Central Parkway Suite 2020, Altamonte Springs
	Armando Soto, MD Orlando Plastic Surgeon 7009 Dr. Phillips Blvd. Suite 100, Orlando
	Richard Arabitg, MD Orlando Plastic Surgeon 8940 Conroy Windermere Road Windermere Village Centre, Orlando
	Rigo Mendoza, MD Tampa Plastic Surgeon 4504 Wishart Place, Tampa

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Photodynamic Therapy vs Photo Therapy and Fotofacial? I want to try a "photo" treatment for my acne, but I don't know how they are different or which one works best on acne. Can someone tell me how phototherapy and photofacial and photodynamic therapy are different and recommend the best one of those treatments?
Thanks a lot.

A: Photofacial vs Photodynamic Therapy

Photofacial and IPL or intense pulsed light are nearly identical procedures. IPL and Photofacial employ a low energy laser that helps to remove red and brown imperfections from the skin such as spider veins and age spots and smooth fine lines. The downtime from IPL is generally minimal and most patients return to work right away. IPL is often performed in a series of treatments.

Photodynamic Therapy or PDT is akin to a supercharged version of IPL. In PDT, a chemical is applied to the skin that increases the sensitivity of the skin to light. After this chemical soaks into the skin for about one hour, a light source is used on the skin similar to IPL. The skin turns bright red, like a sunburn for 2-3 days after PDT. There may be some peeling. PDT is very effective in treating pre-cancerous lesions on the skin, spider veins and brown spots. The results after PDT are often more dramatic than the results after IPL alone.

Ross A. Clevens, MD

Melbourne Facial Plastic Surgeon