Skin Suction And Light

Photo pneumatic Therapy-

A new approach to treat acne is being tried by Girish S. Munavalli, MD, medical director, Dermatology, Laser, & Vein Specialists of the Carolinas, Charlotte, N.C.; instructor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. This approach combines usage of suction with a vacuum device & light. According to Munavalli the initial trials are promising. A study that was conducted on 15 patients with severe acne it was found that significant improvement was seen after two to two weeks of treatment.

Let us talk about light therapy that is used for last few years. Blue Light, Green-Yellow Light & Heat Energy & Diode Laser are being used to treat acne. a number of these lights kill the bacteria P. acnes & reduce the infection while others destroy the sebaceous glands & stop the sebum production.

In this therapy light treatment is combined with skin suction. Skin suction is done using a vacuum device & is expected to help opening the clogged pores. Suction may also help by bringing the oil glands closer to the skin & make light more effective. Light & laser therapy is being tried by lots of dermatologists to treat acne. In Photo pneumatic Therapy suction is an addition. basically both are physical treatments to treat acne.

1. Blue light destroys the infection causing bacteria P.acnes & reduces inflammation. Blue light is free of ultra violet & therefore safe to use.

2. Pulses of light & heat are also used to treat acne. This is called LHE. LHE destroys the infecting bacteria-P.acnes and, shrinks the sebaceous glands.

All these treatments scan cause temporary side effects such as redness, swelling etc. The procedures are conducted at doctor's office at set intervals of days. Suction is now being tried along with light to clean clogged pores & adds to the cartel of therapies available to treat acne.

3. Diode Laser is used to destroy the sebaceous glands. It does not harm the outer layer of the skin.