Levulan Blue Light Acne Treatment Reviews
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Scar treatment summary (93 votes) |
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2.9/5 |
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2.7/5 |
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2.1/5 |
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Consistency
  
2.7/5 (27 votes) |
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3.1/5 (17 votes) |
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Fragrance
 
3.0/5 (16 votes) |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
acnepron, Poconos, PA
Mar 31st, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Smoother skin after 1 treatment |
| Cons: | pricey |
| Bottom Line: | I had 1 treatment so far-yesterday. So far, my skin is much smoother. The derm used the Blu-u ligt therapy for 10 minutes and then I went to another room where they used some type of hot laser on my skin but it wasn't painful. I have to pay 500 dollars for each session and only get 1 per month. oh.. my derm also told me to use plain old acetone (good old finger nail poilish remover- go figure!) once a week and then follow by a moisturizer. Hope it works! (I'm 37 and have had acne for literally 27 years.) |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | acnepron has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 500.00 |
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0 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
jeannie, GA
Mar 25th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Clear up pre cancerous spots. |
| Cons: | Hibernation and being recluse for 2 days. Itching and redness first few days. |
| Bottom Line: | I am on my fourth day and have begun to wear my bare minerals make up to cover the remaining redness. So far my experience has not been devestating and I am hopeful that this treatment has taken care of the actinic keratosis on my face. This is a far better treatment than cryosurgery or effudux cream. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | jeannie has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 300.00 |
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1 of 5 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Jackie
Mar 6th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | NONE |
| Cons: | emotionally damaged |
| Bottom Line: | Dont do it. Dont do it. It will turn your enjoyable days into acne nightmares. I cant believe I was so stupid. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jackie has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 700.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Jen, FL
Mar 6th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | No pain |
| Cons: | Made my acne worse, lots of $$$ |
| Bottom Line: | There are different blu-u light treatments. I did the 'blu-u' blue light photodynamic therapy that requires several weekly treatments at 15 minutes each. I used to have bad acne. After 2 years on duac (a miracle), I went from 25 to 2-3 pimples a week. However, these small 2-3 pimples left redmarks. I was grateful to not be breaking out as much... But... Went to the derm and she suggested I try the blu-u light treatment for red marks and remaining pimples. Halfway though my blu-u treatment, my face is a MESS. My face has NEVER broke out so much. My entire checks are covered in cysts... in places I've never had problems with. I completely regret it. I can't even go to the grocery store because I am SOOO embarressed and people are looking at me like I am a druggie. This has been a complete nightmare, I am 25 and have NEVER IN MY LIFE broke out so bad (was even on accutane and never had it this bad). Heed this as a warning. Even if the acne clears, these new scars will take months to heal. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jen has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 600.00 |
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Carla, S.D.
Mar 4th, 2007 |
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| Cons: | REDNESS, PEELING, ITCHING, INFLAMMATION OF ACNE |
| Bottom Line: | I had recently just got a levulan with the blu light treatment done with a acetone scrub prior to the treatment, and have been very irritated for the last 6 days. The acne that I had before the treatment is still the same, even worse. The next day after the treatment i woke up with tons of whiteheads all over my face, and this was good because i have cystic acne and it brought some of it up to surface.I still have 3 more treatments to go and I hope that this works because I payed $2,500 for the package. I will keep you posted after my 2nd treatment. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Carla has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 2,500.00 |
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2 of 2 visitors found the following comment helpful.
sarah, toronto
Feb 28th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | none |
| Cons: | hurts a lot! definately not cheap! cost me 800 dollars for one treatment! |
| Bottom Line: | this does not work! all the people that r writing that it works, work for a dermotologist! they r just writing that it works to make more money. this treatment does not work and it is rather painful! DLK on Avenue is the dermatologist i went to and they r a complete scam! they have lost all credibility from me and i will forever rant and rave that there clinic is a scam! i have told all of my friends and i may even launch a website against them!! Everyone from toronto DO NOT GO TO DLK ON AVENUE! after the treatment my face was completely red and swollen! this lasted for the next 5 days! very painful and very emabarassing! then my skin peeled for the next 3 days! the areas of my face that actually looked cleaner were areas without acne so it could just be in my head that it is cleaner then before the treatment! but all areas around the jawline, temples, forehead and nose with pimples were untouched and exactly the same as before the treatment! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | sarah has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 800.00 |
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Drew, Canada
Feb 21st, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Reduced pore size, reduced sebum production, scars fade, smoother skin texture. Any new pimples (which are few) go away in a day or two. |
| Cons: | Hiding for a couple days with an awful "sunburn" |
| Bottom Line: | Works. If you've got the money don't hesitate to try this procedure. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Drew has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 2,000.00 |
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3 of 3 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Kathy, Arizona
Feb 14th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | Smaller Pores, better skin texture, less breakouts |
| Cons: | Expensive, and can be painful. ususally need 4-7 days recovery time. Red and swollen for first 2-3 days then lots of peeling afterwards. |
| Bottom Line: | I had 3 treatments of levulan/blu-u with microderms before procedure and after recovery. Levulan was left on for 2-3 hours with 20 mins in front of light. After the 1st and 2nd treatments my skin looked AWSOME and i have recieved many compliments about how nice and smooth my skin looked. It not only helped with my acne, it faded red markes, helped scarring and tightened pores. when i did breakout it didnt last and i got tiny little bumps instead of cysts. i just done my 3rd treatment and am in the recovery stage of peeling as i type this. Make sure if u get this done u have it with levulan and not just the blu light. also microderms to breakdown the skin. i believe the number of treatments vary between individuals. Minimum of 3 and then more depending on the person. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Kathy has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 2,000.00 |
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Anonymous
Feb 7th, 2007 |
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| Pros: | face not so red, did not hurt half as much as the pixel laser. |
| Cons: | none do far but, i'll keep my fingers crossed. |
| Bottom Line: | i just had the procedure done an hour or so ago. my face really isn't that red!! i hope that means its still going to work. i had a pixel laser done 2 months ago . . . which led to 2 days of beautiful skin. . . then a month of the worst break outs i have ever had. although it could be blamed on the fact that i just started birth control. i'll update everyone in a week
the doc said it would take about a week to see results |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | 250.00 |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Anonymous, calgary. alberta
Feb 2nd, 2007 |
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| Pros: | skin wasnt so oily anymore, blemishes go away faster |
| Cons: | price and the peeling! |
| Bottom Line: | I had it done 7 days ago and I am finally back to normal. I was red for 5 days and peeled for 3 days, but the peeling was HORRIBLE! I hated every day of it. I ended up getting a few new blemishes after the procedure, but I can say that they only last a day or so, when they used to last up to 7 days. My skin is not oily anymore, which helps with the control of the blemishes. I think I might get one more treatment done, they said to wait 2 weeks. I really dont want to go through that peeling stage again....but I think it's worth it :) |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 375.00 |
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