Blu Light Treatment Actinic Keratosis

If left untreated ak s can develop into skin cancers called squamous cell carcinomas.

Blu light treatment actinic keratosis.

Insurances typically cover the full cost of the treatment but this varies by insurance. Fluorouracil cream carac fluoroplex efudex imiquimod cream aldara zyclara ingenol mebutate gel picato diclofenac gel voltaren solaraze. The blue light is of low intensity and will not heat the skin. The exception to this may be photodynamic therapy on high risk areas for cancer.

Blue light therapy is an fda approved in office treatment for actinic keratoses precancerous lesions. During the treatment we apply a topical photosensitizing drug to the skin. Prior to blue light treatment the actinic keratoses will be rinsed with tap water. Blue light therapy treatment is usually a very quick process and is almost always done as an outpatient procedure.

The treatment can precisely destroy the pre cancerous growths causing little damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. Actinic keratosis ak s rough scaly and potentially dangerous patches or bumps that appear on the skin surface can now be effectively treated with blue light. Then your doctor will point a strong red or blue light at your skin to switch on the drug and destroy actinic keratosis. The treatment can be administered in your local practitioner s office which makes it a convenient treatment method.

The blue light can render the small but not to be ignored pre cancerous patches harmless. First you take a medicine that makes your skin more sensitive to light. These feelings of discomfort should improve by the end of the light treatment. However during the light treatment which lasts 16 minutes you will experience sensations of tingling stinging prickling or burning of the treated spots.