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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines light energy with drugs called photosensitizers to treat a variety of skin conditions. Dermatologists most frequently use photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (AK), a precancerous skin condition that presents as rough, scaly patches.
Phototherapy, also known as light therapy, is a common form of treatment that uses bright, ultraviolet (UV) lights on your exposed skin. Phototherapy can treat several types of skin conditions, including psoriasis and eczema.
Dermatologists advise their patients to avoid harmful ultraviolet light, which can cause skin damage, photoaging and skin cancer. But they also may prescribe light therapy to treat certain skin conditions.
A technique called photodynamic therapy directs wavelengths of blue fluorescent light to activate a topical medicine applied to the skin. It selectively kills abnormal, potentially cancerous cells in specific areas.
Phototherapy uses ultraviolet light to treat a variety of skin disorders and mental health conditions. Learn the benefits, risks, and side effects of phototherapy.
Phototherapy is a treatment that involves exposing the skin to ultraviolet (UV) light on a regular basis. Also known as light therapy, it’s mostly used to treat inflammatory skin disorders, such...
Photodynamic therapy is a two-stage treatment that combines light energy with a medicine called a photosensitizer. The photosensitizer kills cancerous and precancerous cells when activated by light, usually from a laser. The photosensitizer is nontoxic until it is activated by light.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a medical treatment that uses a combination of special drugs and light to destroy cancer cells and treat certain other problems. Drugs called “photosensitizing...
Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that is activated by light, called a photosensitizer or photosensitizing agent, to kill cancer cells. The light can come from a laser or other source, such as LEDs. Photodynamic therapy is also called PDT.
Read about photodynamic therapy (PDT) recovery, costs, and side effects. PDT uses a photosensitizing agent and light source to treat cancers (skin, lung, esophageal, Barrett's esophagus), acne, psoriasis, and rosacea.