Levulan Blue Light Acne Treatment Reviews

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3.1/5
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2.8/5
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2.3/5

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Levulan Blue Light Acne Treatment Reviews

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Heidi, wheeling,wv
Jan 10th, 2009
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Pros:none at all worse than ever,can't believe I fell for this mess
Cons:ruined my skin has made it a total disaster,wasted a whole bunch of money and summer
Bottom Line:If you like throwing your money and your time away go for it, I wouldn't do it again if someone paid me a million bucks, I am a 31 year old woman with a mess that noone knows what to do with I can't even look at people when I am talking to them my students even ask me what happened to my face or how I got this rash. hate eveything about the treatment
Recommended:No
Usage:Heidi has used this item for about a year.
Price Paid:1,000.00
Acne severity:severe
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T, CO
Jan 5th, 2009
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Pros:I did the Levulan with a photo facials, two times. My face has been very clear for one year. I just recently started getting cysts. It is time to go back.
Cons:It's kind of expensive. I spent $500 total so that comes to 42$ a month. It is well worth it!! The price has gone up since I did it last year.
Bottom Line:I highly recommend it! The lazer feels like a rubberband snapping on your face. That part was not fun. The sun feels very hot on your face afterwards, even just reflections. It takes a few weeks for your face to look really good. I only had a tiny white head on occasion which is way better than the daily 5 plus cysts.
Recommended:Yes
Usage:T has used this item for about a year.
Price Paid:500.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Angela, Orange County, CA
Dec 23rd, 2008
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Pros:helped clear up my acne by about 60-70%! My miracle!
Cons:a little pricey, and you have to hibernate for a few days
Bottom Line:Totally worth it! i did my "super blue light" treatment (thats what my derm calls it) 3 weeks ago today. I had a moderate case of acne and most of it was cystic acne. Since i had the treatment, i havent had even one of those big painful pimples! i had a couple baby whiteheads while i was healing from it (the first 3 days), and a couple little pimples since. Huge improvement! I went in today for my follow up and the dr thought i was wearing makeup! woohoo!
It sucked having to stay inside those first 48 hours. i had it done on a tuesday morning. Tuesday night i was feeling pretty sunburned, but not bad enough to use the aloe they gave me. All day Wednesday i was pink, but not red. By Thursday i could have put makeup on and gone outside, but i opted to stay inside one more day (luckily i have that option). Friday i was able to put on my normal makeup. I was a little flakey, but not bad. I dont think anyone even noticed.
This was my miracle!
Recommended:Yes
Price Paid:399.00
Acne severity:moderate
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blackwoman34, MS
Dec 21st, 2008
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Pros:dryer skin, whiteheads have come to the surface
Cons:hyperpigmentation, looks like someone spreaded mud on my face in streaks
Bottom Line:I just had this procedure done on Thursday. I am awaiting some miraculous results. I have searched for information on the effects of this treatment on black skin, and I could not find anyone. That is why I listed my name as blackwoman34 because I want to be able to help someone else. Everyone's skin is different, but I sure would like to hear from someone who has severe scarring about the effects of this treatment on their skin. HELP!!!
Recommended:Yes
Usage:blackwoman34 has used this item for a day or two.
Price Paid:400.00
Acne severity:moderately severe
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Anonymous, Calgary, AB
Nov 15th, 2008
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Pros:My skin did a complete 360! few to no pimples, scarring decreased, less shiny and less oily.
Cons:Downtime. The first day your skin is very red and burns! The second day is better, very very red but doesnt burn as much and will start to feel stiff. The third day your skin will peel and is uncomfortable but not unbearable. But it gets better!
Bottom Line:Improved my incessant acne. I'm on the second day of my second treatment. After the first treatment, my skin had already improved significantly! I mean, 0 to 1 pimples at max compared to 10-12. Hopefully this will be my last treatment. The recovery is quite umcomfortable and unsighly, but it definetely worth the cost and recovery time. Plus my medical insurance covers nearly half of the treatment
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Reviewer has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:150.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Jen, Houston, Texas
Nov 14th, 2008
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Pros:not to sure yet. I got it done yesterday and dont see any results yet except only a few pimples are smaller in size.
Cons:LOTS of embarrassing redness. face is more swollen today than it was yesterday. Have read a lot of bad reviews and im worried that it wont work on me.
Bottom Line:I used to tan alot with artificial light and only recently (2 yrs. ago) have begun to develope a lot of acne which I believe is largely due to tanning (oily tan lotion plus UV light are not a great combo, heat and opened pores plus all that lotion is what I believed has caused these insane breakouts.) decided on levulan but i am now afraid because of the bad reviews. I see more negative responses than positive so I am constantly praying to the "Acne Gods" to have mercy on my face =)
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Jen has used this item for a day or two.
Price Paid:375.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Anonymous, Winnipeg, Canada
Oct 27th, 2008
How well it works
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Pros:Brighter Skin
Cons:Awful painful peeling effect (Doctor said about 50% chem peel equivalent) I speculate it may have been in result of using Tazorac prior to the PDT and there was no burn on nose or forehead (where I don't use tazorac).
Bottom Line:Still a new procedure and certain products aren't compatible with the Levulan I think. I had pixel treatment and no problems.
Recommended:No
Usage:Reviewer has used this item for an inconsistent period of time.
Price Paid:250.00
Acne severity:severe
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anonymous, Dallas, TX
Oct 22nd, 2008
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Pros:It works
Cons:price and red skin for a couple days (but it is worth it because this works)
Bottom Line:My daughter was on many different antibiotics and topicals for bad acne for over four years.

The doctor told us it would take two to three treatments for the PDT to work. After the first treatment, we could see a big improvement in her skin and couldn't wait to do the next one which made her skin look even better.

We bought a blue/red light (Nature Bright Clarity), to keep the acne from coming back until the final treatment, but that is clearing up what is left, so I don't think we will need the third PDT treatment.

She will continue to use the blue/red light to keep the acne from coming back.
Recommended:Yes
Price Paid:350.00
Acne severity:moderately severe
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Anonymous
Oct 13th, 2008
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Bottom Line:ok maybe it will work for one year but the day you will stop using doing pdt you are going to have more acne than you had before...i ve done 1 pdt treatement ..for 2 months i didnt have any new acne ..after that i started have alot of acne more than before..it made my sebacious gland hyperactive..it made the opposite effect
Recommended:No
Price Paid:500.00
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lila, colorado
Oct 3rd, 2008
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Pros:helped with sundamage, pigmentation & pre-cancer spots
Cons:48 hr indoor price
Bottom Line:i really liked how it affected my skin. I am saving up for another treatment!
Price Paid:600.00
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