Will red light/ infrared therapy on my face warp my nasal cartilage graft and chin implant?

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I have a cartilage graft in the radix bridge area of my nose and a chin implant. Will red light/ infrared therapy on my face warp my cartilage graft and chin implant?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

NO led is helpful post surgery and we have all of our patietns use at home LED and in office hyperbaric oxygen (see link).  Best, Dr. Emer.

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD · Answer

LED light is sometimes used to help hair grow, change your skin, or do other things. It's typically a very low power treatment and will not be expected to have enough energy to go through the skin to a cartilage graft or chin implant.  That would be much too strong.  Even a high power CO2 laser is unlikely to be used in a way that would harm an implant.

Johnson C. Lee, MD · Answer

No. LED will not warp cartilage or implants. Cartilage may naturally warp depending on how it is harvested and used however LED will not influence this. Hope this helps!Johnson C. Lee, MD

Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

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