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Can LED light and heat break down threads and fillers?

cjwl75Jun 20, 2017
I bought a Perfectio LED red light and heat machine for home use. I The literature says it penetrates 2-3 mm into the dermis and hypodermis. My question is, can this break down PDO threads and fillers?

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Dr. Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended
Specialist Dermatologist
Answered on Apr 27, 2019
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