| Light therapy is based on the principle that certain | | | | emitting diodes and bright lights that emit all colors of |
| wave lengths of light can affect the living organisms | | | | a spectrum. |
| in different ways and thus is widely used for | | | | Top 6 uses of light therapy include : |
| alleviating pain, relieving depression and improving skin. | | | | Acne light therapy can kill bacteria that causes acne, |
| There are different light therapy treatment | | | | thus reducing the pain and complications involved in |
| procedures available, such as LED light therapy, using | | | | surgical removal of acne. Light penetrates into the cell |
| blue and red light emitting diodes. Under different | | | | walls of the skin, thus preventing the bacteria from |
| treatments, subjects are exposed to specific wave | | | | causing further acne. |
| lengths of light including lasers, fluorescent lamps, light | | | | |