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Burning Tongue After Blue Light Treatment
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I did an at home treatment with blue light on my...
I did an at home treatment with blue light on my chin and upper lip area to treat a breakout.
I shined the light around the area for about 10 minutes total, I didn't feel any heat or discomfort.
After about half an hour I started getting a tingling sensation in my front teeth and a burning sensation in my tongue. As I am writing this the sensation is still there after 20 hours.
I'm beginning to think it's something else just because I have not been able to find a single reported case of LED light adverse reaction online. Not in cosmetic treatments.
People keep raving about how great and beneficial it is, and keep claiming it is and 100% painless and completely safe.
Obviously I did not put anything on my tongue while doing the treatment.
Is this a real burn or an allergic reaction or what?
I feel so cheated and let down because I was really looking forward to it after doing some research online.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I shined the light around the area for about 10 minutes total, I didn't feel any heat or discomfort.
After about half an hour I started getting a tingling sensation in my front teeth and a burning sensation in my tongue. As I am writing this the sensation is still there after 20 hours.
I'm beginning to think it's something else just because I have not been able to find a single reported case of LED light adverse reaction online. Not in cosmetic treatments.
People keep raving about how great and beneficial it is, and keep claiming it is and 100% painless and completely safe.
Obviously I did not put anything on my tongue while doing the treatment.
Is this a real burn or an allergic reaction or what?
I feel so cheated and let down because I was really looking forward to it after doing some research online.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Replies (4)
How are you doing now GeminiGirl77? Did this ever resolve and did you find out if it was from the Blue Light?
I am almost positive that this is something else, and the LED treatment is a coincidence.
I am having tingling and numbness as well and I know it's from the treatment because it began at the same time. I have used it daily for a week and a half but it started with first treatment. I was having headaches but they went away so I was hoping this would as well. I called the Osmotics company but they have not responded. Besides your post, I can't find one other thing addressing it at all. I used red light.
I use a spa strength LED. I have posted today about reaction to LED treatment and Juvederm. Second time it's happened. Lips swollen, weepy and slightly painful. I think maybe the heat from the LED may have heated the Filler and now my lips reacting? I had the filler for a month and no problem. In addition, area around eyes red, itchy,dry. Almost like an allergic reaction? I did the LED treatment aggressively since I have wrinkles around lips( but not on lips) and area under the eyes, eye trough area......
I knew it, I couldn't have been a coincidence. I searched and searched and searched... I did find a few cases of people having very serious reactions to dental blue LED or LED teeth whitening treatments. I know it's not the same because their teeth were directly exposed, but it must have been something similar...Of course, medical professionals keep saying it's impossible. Shows us how much they know. I haven't used the blue LED since, which I'm quite sad about, since people have had some great results with it... And of course after reading your reply, I guess I won't be trying the red either, which also sucks. I wish I knew why this happened.
So sorry this happened to you. Maybe it was the heat reacting with the fillers. In my case, there was no heat whatsoever, that's what made it so strange. Also, no swelling or burn marks, no physical manifestations. Just a burning sensation in my tongue. Weird.
I never asked, was the red light hot at all during your treatment?
Yes, not hot unbearable but you old I'll feel the warmth from the LED's. Personlly, I think I overdid the LEDS and used them o long in the area above the lips no the tear trough area and that's why my skin reacted the way it did.
Sorry for the misspellings. My iPad on auto correct!!
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support here in the community.