Effects of LED radiation on the skin – what is new in recent research? 
Part I: In skin diseases

Mirella Batory; Agnieszka Dana; Anna Erkiert-Polguj; Anna M. Augustyniak; Helena Rotsztejn

doi:10.5114/dr.2015.55707

eISSN: 2084-9893
ISSN: 0033-2526

Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny

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Effects of LED radiation on the skin – what is new in recent research? Part I: In skin diseases

Mirella Batory

,

Agnieszka Dana

,

Anna Erkiert-Polguj

,

Anna M. Augustyniak

,

Helena Rotsztejn

Przegl Dermatol 2015, 102, 558–563

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2015.55707

Online publish date: 2015/11/27

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Recent studies indicate the possibility of widespread use of light-emitting diodes (LED) in the treatment of various skin diseases. Many researchers have tried to show the mechanisms of action of different ranges of radiation generated by LED on various skin structures. LED as a non-invasive and non-thermal method may induce intracellular photobiochemical reactions stimulating fibroblast proliferation, collagen synthesis, growth factors, extracellular matrix production and skin microcirculation. Blue waves (415 nm) are effective in acne treatment. Antifungal activity of LEDs (380 nm) on Malassezia species and antibacterial activity (405 nm) have also been discovered. LED therapy is safe, and so far no adverse effects have been reported in the literature.

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Effects of LED radiation on the skin – what is new in recent research? Part I: In skin diseases

Mirella Batory , Agnieszka Dana , Anna Erkiert-Polguj , Anna M. Augustyniak , Helena Rotsztejn

LED, acne vulgaris, actinic keratosis, non-melanoma skin cancers, cellulites

Mirella Batory

,

Agnieszka Dana

,

Anna Erkiert-Polguj

,

Anna M. Augustyniak

,

Helena Rotsztejn