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Levulan Blue Light Acne Treatment Reviews
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Anonymous from Calgary, AB
November 15, 2008
| Pros | My skin did a complete 360! few to no pimples, scarring decreased, less shiny and less oily. |
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| 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 |
| Price paid | $150.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Jen from Houston, Texas
November 14, 2008
| 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. |
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| 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 |
| Price paid | $375.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Winnipeg, Canada
October 27, 2008
| Pros | Brighter Skin |
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| 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 |
| Price paid | $250.00 |
| Acne severity | severe |
anonymous from Dallas, TX
October 22, 2008
| Pros | It works |
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| 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 |
Anonymous
October 13, 2008
| 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 |
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| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $500.00 |
lila from colorado
October 3, 2008
| Pros | helped with sundamage, pigmentation & pre-cancer spots |
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| 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 |
Robanna from Lewiston, ID
September 28, 2008
| Pros | Not as many side effects as Accutane |
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| Cons | Could not get in light for 2 days, severe peeling and redness. |
| Bottom line | This treatment was extremely expensive and did not work for me at all. I have had acne for over 30 years and taken Accutane 3 times, it wears off, so I was looking for a treatment with less severe side effects and more permanent results. Two months after treatment my skin is just as oily and prone to break-outs as before treatment started. I had 4 treatments over the course of 4 months. Also, before each treatment I had a microdermabrasion, as my doctor said it would make the treatment more effective. The only lasting effect it has had is that now my skin is very sensitive to products that I could use before the laser treatment. This was a waste of money and not covered by my health insurance. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $2,000.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
N/A from Indiana
September 14, 2008
| Pros | Gives you a new layer of skin |
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| Cons | Redness, iritation, pealing of the skin for several days. cant be outside for 48 hours. |
| Bottom line | This is day three for me after getting the treatment... and right now i wish i would have never done it. My face is very red and sensitive and im pealing all over. But, hopefully in the next few days it will be gone or at least better than it is now. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $300.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Mary-Jane from Toronto
August 16, 2008
| Pros | I got a free bottle of oil-free sunscreen with my procedure. Yippee. Other than that, Pretty much no pros. |
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| Cons | Expensive, painful burning during procedure, cannot go out for 48 hours, minor peeling/flaking for about 1-2 weeks after, sensitized skin, minimal results. |
| Bottom line | It's been about a year since I started this treatment. I had six treatments in increments of 2-3 weeks. Like the others said, you need to stay inside for about 48 hours. I did not experience a lot of flaking and peeling in the days following the procedure, however my skin was very itchy and I had more breakouts than usual. My dermatologist said it would take six months after the last treatment to see the "full results" of the procedure. It's been six months and my skin looks exactly the same as before I started. No worse and no better as far as appearance. But much worse as far as sensitivity. I've never had sensitive skin, but now I can't even use the normal products I've always used to wash my face without burning, redness and irritation. Very disappointing. I would not recommend this to anyone, especially those on a tight budget. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $3,800.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
David from Montreal
August 11, 2008
| Pros | Clears skin with as few as 2-3 treatments, as well as reduces shine and breakouts. |
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| Cons | Very painful, expensive, only of short term duration (Max. 2 years), downtime!!! (be prepared to remain isolated for a few days as your face may become really red and flaky. |
| Bottom line | If you have the money and convenience of having time to burn in isolation (1 week) and have tried many of the other options without success then this treatment is a must! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $550.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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