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By: Robert Tostado MD
Over time, even mild acne can leave very unpleasant scars that do not only damage your skin, but also your self esteem. If you have tried everything to get rid of such a problem, but have failed then it’s time that you try the Levulan Photodynamic Therapy (LPT) which is a very effective acne treatment. It involves the application to the skin of the photosensitizing agent, Levulan which is a 20% Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA), a substance found naturally in the human body. It has been approved by the FDA since 1999. Once Levulan is applied and absorbed into the skin, it is converted into a potent photo-sensitizer, protophorphyrin IX. Since ALA soaks in the sebaceous glands, it selectively targets them. After a two-hour absorption period, the Levulan is activated with a blue-light for about 8-12 minutes. The blue light deactivates the bacteria that trigger acne, exfoliates the skin to unclog pores and activates protophorphyrin which leads to sebaceous glands shrinkage. When the sebaceous glands shrink, acne is improved. In a matter of about two or three days, the skin’s top layer will scale, flake, and peel and leaves you with a much improved skin. Moreover, the Levulan Blue Light Acne Therapy will clear the skin for about 12-18 months. Say, “goodbye” to those zits, pimples, and blackheads!
Levulan is more effective compared to oral antibiotics and topical medicines like Retin-A, Tazorac, Benzyl Peroxide, combined. You don’t have to deal with the hassle of taking antibiotics or the irritation and pain caused by topical medicines. Levulan can help you ditch those troubles and make your skin clearer than medication with fewer hassles and side effects.
The Levulan Photodynamic Therapy is also effective in preventing skin cancer, removing precancerous skin lesions, improving pores, wrinkles, and pigmentation, enhancing skin texture and treating moderate to severe cystic acne and sebaceous hyperplasia. Undergoing a microdermabrasion treatment before the Levulan Photodynamic Therapy enhances the results and may lessen the total number of treatments required. Some acne will improve after a single treatment, but for moderate to severe acne, multiple treatments (2-4) are often necessary.
