Episode Details
Back to EpisodesRed and other light therapy — can it work?
Published 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Description
If you’re into skincare, you’ve probably been advertised light therapy face masks.
These high-tech hockey masks promise to plump up or heal your skin through light – often red, but sometimes yellow, green, blue or even purple.
Norman and Tegan go through the rainbow to assess where there's evidence, and where there's not.
References:
- Sweaty sauna bathing for better health - What's That Rash?
- Near Infrared Photoimmunotherapy: A Review of Recent Progress and Their Target Molecules for Cancer Therapy
- Effect of NASA Light-Emitting Diode Irradiation on Wound Healing
- Visible Red Light Emitting Diode Photobiomodulation for Skin Fibrosis: Key Molecular Pathways
- Utilization of light-emitting diodes for skin therapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Photodynamic Therapy Using HMME for Port-Wine Stains: Clinical Effectiveness and Sonographic Appearance
- Effect of Blue Light on Acne Vulgaris: A Systematic Review
- The efficacy of violet light in the treatment of acne
- Featured review: What are the benefits and risks of light therapy for treating atopic eczema?
- Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder
This episode first aired on December 18, 2024.