After photodynamic therapy, how long does the skin's purging process last?

PDT (see video below) can be activated with various light sources, including blue, red and believe it or not even IPL or BBL (Sciton). If your Specialist is comfortable, he or she can perform the BBL at the same time when you are undertaking PDT. This can activate the chemical ALA, as well as ad...

From my clinical experience with PDT , it did not happened that patients will have alopecia . There is very minimal risk that the PDT will destroy hair follicle .

Our office uses PDT for arms on a regular basis.  We get great results and patients notice significant decrease in scaliness and precancerous lesions.  No treatment will keep your skin free of precancerous lesions forever, but this is a great way to treat  large areas to minimize...

There is no one treatment that will work for everyone. Aging skin can have many issues that may need multiple therapies to resolve. Lasers, chemical peels, microneedling, Botox and hyaluronic acid dermal fillers can all be combined depending on your needs. That said, photodynamic therapy (PDT)...

See the video for how many variations of PDT there are. If you did not get a good reaction there maybe a few reasons. 1. You actinic keratosis are pigment - Fraxel 1927 high density will help. 2. The cream did not get absorbed enough. Levulan can be applied to gently abraded skin - see video.3. ...

Photodynamic therapy is FDA approved for treatment of precancers or actinic keratoses. They often occur on the scalp in men with hair loss or thinning hair. PDT is very effective treatment for this.