What is it?

Blue/red light acne treatment is an acne treatment for mild/moderate acne where you shine bright 'blue' (actually it's violet) and red lights on your skin to prevent new acne spots. It's thought to be safe, and improves acne by ~75% for 80% of people over 3 months. Another 10% of people see some improvement. This is comparable or better to BP, and similar to other treatments like antibiotics.

The violet light kills a bacteria called P.Acnes- this is the bacteria that is killed by most acne treatment- removal of the bacteria greatly improves your skin and prevents most acne. The light activates a porphoryn in the bacteria that isn't present in human skin, and the bacteria cooks itself.

The red light is anti-inflammatory and improves healing and increases the rate of production of collagen (giving a handy gentle facelift/antiwrinkling effect that lasts as long as you keep treating). Skin tone ends up better than normal on this treatment, a nice side-effect. It also helps heal up red marks; >10% or more faster.

Does it work?

For pictures see: (managing director of Androv); he got pretty good clearance.

also http://www.caci.co.nz/imagelibrary/100060.pdf (they're a couple of people who have had only violet light treatment- blue/red light treatment gives slightly better clearance and results.)

There's been one major published study in the UK:

http://www.wasauna.com/bluelight/journal.pdf

This involved 120 people using the light everyday, at home. Also, quite a few people have tried this form of treatment to good success. Yes, it really works.

That study used fluorescent tubes, but LEDs seem to work just as well: LED study.
Also other studies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...l=pubmed_docsum and http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.f...l=pubmed_docsum

How do I get this treatment?

You need *really* almost stupidly bright blue/red lights for this to work. To get intense enough light you need to buy special lamps. Or you could go to a dermatologist, but I do not recommend that, it's nearly always much more expensive, awkward to travel to, and works less well. Plus if you buy the lamps you can use them for years, for little or no extra cost. If your acne improves you can sell them on ebay or something.

Any of these products will probably work (note: light is light, don't expect expensive ones to work any better, they won't)

BeautySkin
http://www.acnelamp.com/
http://www.acnestar.co.uk/
http://www.lumiport.com
http://www.naturebright.com/products/skin_care_lamp.html
Verilux happyskin acne light

The more powerful the lights are, the less time you need to spend treating, but your acne won't be any better or worse.

n.b. small handheld LED lights that only cover a small area mean you can spend ages treating; I think most people are better off with lamps that can cover a large area.

Also:

http://www.kaliszincolor.com/A_natural_acne_treatment.htm
(Sci/Art Lamps- or it's cheaper to just buy the dichroic bulbs and holders: http://www.acne.org/messageboard/forums.html...5113)

They sell dichroic lamps these seem to work, or at least a few people here have claimed that they did.

They also ship LED lamps. But the LEDs that have been shipped are a deep blue, at 470nm. These should not work since it is incapable of killing the acne bacteria. The colour that works is a deep violet colour at 405-420nm; 470nm is too far off. They claim that they will be shipping a violet lamp later on, but until they do, avoid this type at all costs.

How quickly does it work?

You'll see some improvement in a few days; that's mainly the red light acting. However the violet light will kill the P.Acnes almost completely in the first few days or so.

It will then take a good 12 weeks for the pores to completely unblock themselves and the skin to grow and the red marks to fade. In the meantime you will continue to get acne; but at an ever slowing rate. Most people don't notice any effect for the first 6 weeks, because normal variation in acne covers the effect. Some people don't get good clearance till the 12th week. Under no circumstances give up!

How long should I use the lights for?

You should follow the instructions. Some people find that using the lights slightly less than indicated gives better results (e.g. 10 minutes instead of 15). It seems to be a bad idea to use the lights longer than the manufacturer says, it tends to irritate the skin slightly and if anything causes more acne.

You should use the lights once a day (everyday!) You can however use the lights up to twice a day. So, if you miss a day, you can top up with two treatments, several hours apart the following day. Try to average 7 treatments a week.

Once your acne clears, as with benzoyl peroxide or antibiotics you need to keep using the lamp at least a few times a week.

Is it safe?

None of these lamps produce dangerous amounts of ultraviolet. Scientific experiments indicate that neither blue nor red light causes cancer.

There is a report that some of the lamps might cause a slight tan in asian or mexican people. The fluorescent lamps produce small amounts of UV-A (about the same amount per day as standing outside in the sun for 1 minute). If that's a concern, choose one of the non fluorescent lamps.

It is very important to keep the violet light out of your eyes. It's thought that normal blue light even in sunlight gradually damages the retina, so 100% protection against the blue light is essential. Closing your eyes is probably not sufficient. The lamps generally come with goggles, but at a pinch painting some swimming goggles or wrap them in aluminium foil would be good.

It's really expensive isn't it?

No, it's cheaper than benzoyl peroxide including the washes and moisturisers you need to use for that.

Sure, if you were to go to a dermatologist to have blue/red treatment, then yes it's often really expensive.

But if you buy your lamp, it's reasonably cheap. If you add up the cost of BP, moisturisers and cleansers over a couple of years you will find it comes to more than the cost of the lamps, particularly the cheaper lamps.

Who has used it on Acne.org?

Worked (i.e. >75% clearance):

biochembabe (Sci/art dichroic), wolfkeeper (dermalux), GTO, seamus (Sci/art dichroic), delboy, Locked In Grace, stanno(beautyskin), DeeAgony, Ronin (beautyskin), Rupert (dermalux)

At least some improvement (e.g. 50%):

don't look, timmytim, kanmi

Failed:

Posh, B24K, Le Chiffre (dermalux)

(Posh didn't follow the instructions correctly, and gave up early, but I've still counted it as a failure; B24K saw some improvement but not enough to justify further treatment).

Anything else I need to know?
You can use it with most other treatments, except Accutane. It's important that you face is clean when you use it though. It may be a useful adjunct to tetracycline antibiotics- these antibiotics are 'bacteriostatic' in other words they don't kill the bacteria they just hold it at bay; whereas this treatment kills them. So the combination is likely to be a good one.

Overtreating:

Some people with very sensitive skin seem to get a slight irritation/redness from their lights. This doesn't seem harmful, but indicates that they need to reduce the time. People that fail to reduce the time if this happens seem to get much less improvement. However even then the lights don't seem to be harmful- people have fallen asleep in front of their lamps for over an hour without anything really bad happening (i.e. no 'sunburn' or peeling,) but it's not a way to calm skin. Used sensibly blue/red light calms skin down and this seems to give less acne.

Particular products:

- I personally do not recommend buying a dermastyle pen; the beam is very narrow and the manufacturers make IMHO misleading claims as to its effectiveness (Chu's study says that it takes about 3 months to clear acne, NOT a few days- there is absolutely no evidence of any noticeable reduction in acne in his study results that quickly.) These blue/red light products largely prevent new acne in a region, and that's difficult with a pen-size treatment. It might work if you only have acne in very, very limited regions; but the vast majority of people's acne isn't like that.

- Dermalux lamps work (they're the same as Dr. Chu's study). The Beautyskin is basically the same product, and uses essentially the same kind of bulbs. You can even swap the bulbs between the units.

hello, ive recently been to a consultation about my acne, and the women said that they can do laser treatment on my back to clear my acne, she says it may clear up but wont be permanent and that it may return after a while. It cost quite a bit of money, so i just wanted to ask if anyone here has had laser treatment done before for their acne, and if so were they pleased with it???

I have a Baby Quasar Blue Light I would like to sell. It was used 5 times and I no longer need it. It is still in brand new condition and in the original box.

If anybody is interested, please contact me.

kobendean@hotmail.com

Hi guys,

I've had one treatment with non-ablative Starlux-1540 laser so far, but even after 10 days the redness hasn't subsided. My skin complexion is darker (I'm a young male of southeast asian descent). Does that play a role? Any idea how long it usually last if that's the case? I'm really worried and has held off the subsequent procedures for now (three in total). I wish I had the procedure done with a more experienced physician. I only had moderate acne scaring on my cheeks and forehead. Will the follow-up procedures increase the recovery process as I've been told? It sounds odd to me and I'm afraid. Thanks for any help.

Hello Just sign up I'm an Engineer and I built my own LED lamp
the LEDs I purchased at Radio Shack here in IL
I purchased an LED Lamp from Home Depo the lamps are white so I replaced them with red and blue ones Totalling $20 each lamp
the Lamp are regulas stick up Lamp for home or office only problem some one will have to solder the Blue and reds in the circuit board after removing the white ones
I have used the Blue lamp about 6 week I do see the difference I used it twice a day
I use topical medication also

hope this help
Lakota70

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Just had a V-beam session today, opted for bruising. i have some red marks from acne and also a mild rosacea in upper cheeks... have had vbeam before with bruising so i know it should be much better in a week. anyone else had vbeam and positive results?

Hi guys I'm looking to get some Fraxel restore treatment for my face. Basically I have really rough skin all over especially under my eyes. It just makes me look really rough and ugly. I tried using products which my skin has peel for days but there was improvement.

I really want to get this sorted as been ruining my life for the last 4 years and just want to sort it. However I don't want to waste my money if it's no good.

Hi eveyone,I turned 18 last month,and guess what was the 1st thing I did? Yep,right went to this laser clinic. I did this treatment,costed like 180 paunds. I dont know the name of the treatment(will ask tomorrow as I have 2nd session) The dude covered my eyes and was spraying(dont know appropriate word) this cold thing over my acne scars and passed over them for about 10 mins. Now 29 days later,my scars are in the same condition as before,wtf? I'll ask tomorrow about the treatment name,if some1 can guess what it is,tell me sth about it,and why the fck didnt clear my scars.

Hi all,

Just wanted to share with you my experience with Isolaz. This is my first post at this site, but I've been reading messages for over 1.5 years now...

First, some background on me. I'm 31 years old, and have had mild/moderate acne ever since about my frosh year of college. I never really cared that much, figuring it was a phase and that it would go away. Finally I got sick of it and started on Proactiv, which worked great for a few years.

Ever since then, I've constantly battled acne. I might go a week or two with clear skin, but then the stuff would always come back. Nothing too major, but enough to increasingly get on my nerves, the longer it stuck around. I'd always have blackheads around my t-zone (which I would tediously try and unplug as best I could every week or so), and a few whiteheads on my forehead, cheeks, chin, and under my chin. Another bad thing is that I'm a habitual picker, so if I ever saw a zit that was ready to pop, I'd go for it.

I've tried everything -- Murad, Neutrogrena, AcneFree, Botchla's regimen (Clean & Clear products), some stuff from Origins, a load of different moisturizers, jojoba oil, etc. None of it really made a difference. I'd either have super dry/very oily skin...in addition to the same or increased breakouts.

The past year has been particuarly stressful for me. My acne has gotten a bit worse, to the point where I don't even have a day of clear skin. And for some reason, I've become more and more depressed, anxious, and self-conscious about it, and how others perceive it. I even caved in and bought a combination concealer/healing sulfur base, which I'd use to cover up the bad spots every day. It was getting to the point where daily, I'd look at people and see their clear skin, and be thinking, "Gosh...if I had ONE wish, it would be to just have to not worry about my skin anymore."

Anyway, last week, I saw an ad for Isolaz on my local news channel. After doing a couple hours of research on my own, I decided to give it a go. I know treatments are pretty expensive ($150 - 300 a pop), but I figured I'd try one or two and see how it went. After all, I'd already spent tons of cash on all those other products, right? So I set up an appointment at Renu Medspa here in DC, a very reputable place, to have a session done on Saturday.

The technician I had wasn't awesome or anything, but she made me feel comfortable and was knowledgeable -- she gave me all the necessary information and answered all the questions I had pretty well. She went on to say that she had a number of patients and all of them had had great results using a combination therapy of Isolaz and a microdermabrasion + mild peel. I was hesitant at first, but figured what the heck. I'm there anyway, let's just do this.

The entire three-step process took about 45 minutes or so (about 15 mins each). I'd never had a microdermabrasion or a chemical peel before, but those were fine. The Isolaz itself was relatively pain-free, as well. I had a few sensitive spots where I'd feel a very brief "shock" of sorts, almost like a very quick burning feeling, but that was it. I was more scared about the reports of bruising of the skin, since I tend to bruise and get red spots on my face rather easily. In fact, very early on during the Isolaz treatment, my tech actually got up and brought over a physician's assistant, asking her if my reaction to the laser was normal! That freaked me out a bit, as I couldn't see my skin at that point. But the PA said that was totally normal and said everything was fine.

Anyway, after all of that, my tech applied some soothing balm & sunscreen and I was done. I was scared to look in the mirror, but it turns out I was freaked for nothing. My face looked fine -- just a little bit flushed overall and maybe in a few very small areas where there was a bit more redness. But honestly, it was nothing compared to what I had normally. And after an hour or two, a lot of that had faded after my face calmed down a bit.

So that was Saturday (4/5) morning. It is now Monday (4/7) afternoon, and I am happy to say that I have ZERO active pimples on my face. Nada, zilch! (Well, I actually have a small one on the side of my hairline, around my right temple, but since that's an area that the Isolaz didn't treat, that doesn't count.) Not only has Isolaz flattened the active pimples I had before my treatment (and I counted at least a few that were flaring up), but it has noticeably made my pores smaller -- especially in the t-zone where I get those constant blackheads. And best of all, my skin just FEELS good. It's not overly oily, as it would always get during the day.

Oh, also...the PA and the tech there recommended I go on Clenziderm, which is a pharmaceutical acne skin care line. It is similar to Proactiv in that it has three steps, but two are salycilic acid, and one is benzoyl peroxide. I've been using this the past couple of days since my treatment and it seems to be working well. It does smell kind of funky, and it leaves my face very tingly for an hour or so after I use it, but nothing really out of the ordinary.

I am cautiously optimistic at this point. I have another treatment in two weeks, so I plan to report back on how things are going. I know this is long and rambly, but I just thought it'd be useful for others who are considering this treatment. I know vpm and some others have written about it, so I thought I'd add my experience as I go through it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

it looks legit, right?

http://www.light-therapy-led.com/products.htm

Or I could just order some bulbs off of here.


Tell me what you think! I want to order something soon!

Well, after reading countless stories on this website in order to make my decision, I finally tried Isolaz. I have moderate to severe acne when off of the pill, on it I have moderate break-outs- I am currently on Diane-35 (pill). I finally asked the doctor for antibiotics as I couldn't clear a few problem areas and it helped but didn't completely clear my skin. So, I stopped the antibiotics after 6 weeks (I really don't like being on antibiotics, I have read some pretty horrible stuff) and tried Isolaz the same day. It has now been one week and I have had only two very small pimples. All existing pimples dried right up over the course of a few days! I was getting a few medium sized ones every few days for months- this is a huge difference for me. My skin feels soft and no new breakouts. Of course, I've only been off the antibiotics for a week and a half, so I am still anxious to see how the next few months pan out. I will go for my next session next Wednesday. Also, the doctor gave me skin treatments throughout the week as well. Anyways, I know its not cheap and the results aren't permanent, but it was so painless and easy and felt a lot healthier than antibiotics or accutane.

I've been on the regimen for over 6 months now and have no active acne but I have red marks. They are fading and I am using AHA+ but I still think it's a little slow so I was wondering whether IPL sessions could help?

Hi, i understand from the faq that you arnt allowd to use these lamps while on accutane? Why is this? Is it to do with the fact your skin is sensitive to sunlight?

Also, i know accutane stays in your system for a while, how soon after finishing a course could you start using these lamps?

Thanks for any help you can give me!

Just had my first Isolaz with Levulan Treatment. I think that this is going to be fantastic. I plan on having three to four treatments and then follow-up treatments every three months.

I was not expecting a miracle by any means after my first treatment however I am pleasantly surprised! I can definitely see a small improvement. Isolaz was able to supress the current acne that I had and reduce my hyperpigmentation somewhat. My skin is so smooth. I did not have an initial break-out at all. I can't wait to see the final result after my course of treatments are complete.

Isolaz with Levulan is an aggressive approach to Isolaz treatment. The Levulan is applied to the skin and left on for an hour prior to the Isolaz treatment. Levulan is supposed to increase the effectiveness of the Isolaze by two to three fold! I go in less than two weeks for my second treatment.

I wondered what people thought of this at home light treatment for acne .I'm thinking of getting it although it's expensive.Is it worth it or should I look at cheaper systems like acnelamp?

http://www.britebox-led.co.uk/acne/index.php


andy

Hydroponic growers are using blue/red leds now for growing all kinds of plants. Many of these lights are on sale in the familiar red/blue arrangement within the same nanometer specs we are interested in, many websites list those nanometers (nm's).
I was wondering how I got my new handheld size bulbs so cheap... I could've saved myself some money had I known this before I bought my acnelamp a few years ago.
So, you know you are supposed to sit about six inches away from these things, & that 15 minutes is an optimal amount of time per day.
You know the wavelengths of light you're looking for are...
Blue light peak at 415 nm and red light 660 nm. Seems it's easiest to purchase blue in the 450 nm range.
Your only other issue is size, so you'll have to consider the amount of leds on the panel... For example 38 leds in a circle measure just 1& 1/2 inch across.

I've only had 2 smoothbeam treatments and they have totally changed my skin! No more huge pores, and no more new acne! I can't wait to see what happens after my 3rd and 4th treatment. I highly encourage people to try it!

I just bought a beautyskin, so i wanted to track my progress, and post my results for others to see. I break out with hormones on my chin and a few on my cheeks once a month. The rest of the month, i have occasional breakouts, but nothing too bad. My skin is very oily in the T-zone. i have a lot of black heads, and very large pores. I wanted to get this to reduce the oil and hopefuly help with the overall texture and tone of my skin.

Day 1 and 2: did 2 treatments. 15 min each. After the first treatment, i noticed tiny tiny pimples on my forehead(I never breakout on my forehead). But definetly not enough to stop me from using it. You could barely notice them at all. Very tiny. by the next treatment, they were gone. I have a cyst coming in on my chin, but it doesnt seem to be affected any better or worse from the light. I doesnt feel like it's too bad, but i don't think the light has done anything for it. Overall redness of my face seems to be a bit better, and the texture is kinda the same( A little rough in some spots, some tiny bumps under the skin on my cheeks and chin) So far I like it and will contiue to use it

Has anyone tried this?

Im on accutane which has helped clear my back and chest but had no effect on my face. Im almost done with my course and im worried that my derm is going to tell me to give it 2-3months off the meds to see if there is any improvement.

So i recon ima invest in something like this.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Oops, http://www.amazon.co.uk/no-Skin-Acne-Treat...7244&sr=8-1

Thats what im talking about

:there gone almost

has any tried this treatment? I am planning to do the treatment during xmas, I want to hear everyone's thoughts on this. Is this a good idea or not? my scars are not very deep, and i stopped breaking out. I was also told that this treatment was one of the newer ones out in the market.

Thanks in Advance.

Hi everybody,
Is anyone here trying the smoothbeam laser acne treament ?
I would like to ask about skincare after all the sessions are done. Normally, how long does it take your skin to be completely recovered ? Could you please recommend me some aftercare skin products? What should I do if I want to wear make-up ?

Thank you very much in advance. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best wishes, Giani.

PRICE: $3,000 Australian

Ok so it has been exactly 10 days since I received the Pearl Laser (full face) and Pearl Fractional Laser (Half Face – two passes).
I hope this information of my experience helps anyone considering Pearl Laser and Pearl Fractional Laser by Cutera.
It is important to understand the difference between the two lasers.
Pearl Laser: The pearl laser is a non ablative laser; it treats fine lines on the face and neck, uneven skin texture and light & dark spots caused by sun damage.
Pearl Fractional: The Pearl Fractional procedure aggressively treats the signs of
photodamage in addition to a broad range of dermal imperfections.

I received a full face of the Pearl Laser and then half face (eyes down) of the Pearl Fractional Laser.

Before:
Please understand my acne scarring wasn't severe. However where they were on my cheeks made them extremely noticeable. I had a few pitted scars on my cheeks and around my chin, which gave the appearance of sort of bumpy skin in some areas.

When I met with my plastic surgeon he told me that I would see an improvement in my scarring however full results would be seen three months after.

OPERATION:
Saturday 18th July 2009.

Before I received the laser, a nurse gave me a mild microdermibrasion to clean my skin and get rid of any dead skin cells.

She then placed numbing cream all over my face and left me for about 20 mins, then she applied more and left me again. During this time I could feel my face becoming numb.

I was then taken into the room where the laser was, the doctor then gave me four anaesthetic needles in my mouth, two in front of my top teeth and two in front of my bottom teeth (the needles did sting a little) for the nerves in my face, straight away I could feel my face starting to droop. I did not receive a needle for my forehead as I was only receiving the pearl laser there (which isn’t as aggressive as the fractional laser).[/indent]
My Dr started on the forehead first with the pearl laser:
The pain was bearable, moving over the cheeks around the eyes and jaw line I must admit did hurt quite a bit but still bearable. Once he had completed the full face it was now time for the Fractional Laser.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE PEARL FRACTIONAL LASER IS NOT FOR THE LIGHT HEARTED!
The pain was unbelievable, I had numbing cream on and had been given four anaesthetic needles however I could still feel it. My description would be it felt like pin sized shots of heat to your face 15 at a time. It hurt so much and your face gets extremely hot, luckily my doctor had a vacuum type cylinder that he held and blew cold air onto my face. Im not sure what a tattoo feels like but I can imagine the pearl fractional would feel like ten tattoo guns going at once in each section (and I had two passes of it – SEVER PAIN!)

The whole procedure took around 45 minutes. Once the doctor had finished my face was burning, It felt like my head had been cooking in an oven, all I could do was hold the vacuum fan onto my face to try to cool it down.
The nurse then applied a layer of Vaseline (petroleum jelly) over my face, and I finally looked in the mirror. My face was quite red and I had started to bleed in certain areas.

After the procedure, my face eventually cooled down and stoped stinging and when I got home and that night I did around 4 vinegar soaks and reapplied the Vaseline after each. My face was red, bloody and oozing. I looked like someone out of a horror film! My face was also very swollen!

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This was taken that night by a friend. Very swollen and bleeding!

Day 2: Still looked quite the same as last night, however by the afternoon most of the bleeding has stoped and I was left with a bright red face. Kept up the vinegar washes, I tried to do at least one every hour as this speeds up the healing process, you can never do enough!

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Taken late afternoon of day 2. Still very swollen however most of the blood has gone.

Day 3: Still much the same except all the blood had gone. Skin started to turn brownish in certain areas. Still keeping up the vinegar soaks!

Day 4: The brown skin I realised was the skin that was ready to start peeling. Still keeping up the vinegar soaks!

Day 5: Starting to peel a little and keeping up the vinegar washes.

Day 6: Still peeling. Visited the nurse and she said everything was looking normal, still bright red however I would start on the recovery pack that night that I received from the Drs which included a face wash and other products for healing skin.

Day 7: Still peeling and still red.

Day 8: Majority of peeling gone, Wore make up for the first time (You are only recommended to use pure mineral makeup), I use youngblood mineral makeup, which is a pure mineral and was developed for people with sensitive skin due to acne, or burns etc etc. However because my skin is still very dry my make up didn’t look very good after awhile. However makeup covered the pinkness quite well!

Day 9: Wore makeup again, my skin is still very dry and red and it just doesn’t sit on nicely but I need it to cover the redness.

Day 10: Back at work, skins still dry and very like day 9.

Over all I can see a little difference in my skin. My face was swollen up until around day 5ish and now the pinkness is eventually starting to fade I can see that some pigmentation issues I had look diminished. However my main problem was my scars, I have noticed a decrease in the pitted scars, they aren’t as noticeable, however not much of a difference, Im hoping this is due to the fact that it takes up to three months to see the final results as the collagen needs to rebuild. Fingers crossed it improves some more. I will keep you all posted though and add some more pictures.

Hey everyone.

I bought an enLux lamp a few weeks ago, and it got here 3 days ago (at which point I immediately started using it). I'm starting this log a bit late, but I'll continue it for about a month at which point I'll decide if it worked for me or not, and hence return it or keep it for further use.

A bit of background: I'm 19, Caucasian, and a vegetarian (in case that changes anything).
I've tried:
- Proactive for about 2 years
- Exposed for about 2 months
- Dan's Regime for 6 months
- Erythromycin (Antibiotic): 3 months
- Tetracycline (Antibiotic): Used it twice, 3 months each for a total of 6 months.
- Minocycline (Antibiotic): About 2 months
- Accutane: Used it twice, about 6 months each time.

So you can call this yet another desperate attempt.

DAY 1-3

I used it for 1 minute intervals straight on and then on both sides like they recommended. I haven't seen any improvement, although it's been to early to really tell. The lamp is pretty bright and you really wouldn't want to stare directly at it. It's best to use the eye protection included. I'm thinking I'll increase gradually up to the recommended 5minutes over the next week and a half.





If you have any questions let me know!

I have used the caribbean sun box for the past 5 nights @ 10 minutes each session with both the red and blue lights turned on. I have yet to see any improvement, but I am currently in fairly bad breakout (for me). I get these about once a month, and then a few weeks of clearish skin. I am a guy, so I don't quite understand why it would be cyclical like this. I will update more on my progress as it develops.

I spent $185 on the device, and it appears to be built fairly well. It also seems to give great coverage of my entire face and neck. Hopefully my skin will naturally start to clear up now and then I will be able to completely avoid this fiasco next month.

I currently use a 1.5% SA wash in the mornings in addition to this CSB at night.

Here's to hoping

Oh, I had also used dan's method forever ago. It only made my skin a lot worse. The method appears to have been very well honed (and certainly capitalized) since my very old interactions with it.

I use my beauty skin on my back and it works very well At first it gets worse and then 2 week later it amounts clear and it is clear by the third week. But now my face is worse then my back. I got big spots on my back but less of then On my face more spots but lucky smaller. Do you think it will work on my face the same.?Also should i turn my face when on beautyskin. I thought beautyskin covered or your face when looking at it.But people seen to turn there face on this website.So should i do 15 min on each side instead?

I am interested in getting laser acne scar removal treatments. I have had deep acne scars for ever it seems like and they are impossible to cover up. I heard people are getting really great results and I saw this South Coast MedSpa video about laser acne scar removal and it looked intense but really effective. Has any one had total fx laser acne scar removal treatments and could give me some advice? I would really appreciate it! Thanks

Hi,

I use sunbeds as they really improve my acne.

I was wondering if sunbeds improve my acne, does this mean I could replace them with acne lights? Would it also have the same sort of effect?

Also, can you just use a blue lamp or should you also use red for the best results?

I am just writing to you all a warning. Trophyskin.com offers a home Blue-Light therapy lamp with impressive reviews and credentials. Wrong. Now I am normally skeptical of these online cures, but I was desperate by this point and needed anything. So I forked over the 250$ and prayed to god it would work. I wasnt happy from the start let me say. It took almost a month to arrive and when it did all the pieces were scattered in a plain white box. A recepit was inside with no instuctions and a pair of broken light shades. But I was extremely excited to start with this and got right into it. The next 3 weeks didnt change. Nothing had happened. Acne went on at it's usual pace. New and old pimples. The website recommended 4-8 weeks being at 8 weeks your completely clear. This rather worried me as the warranty was only good for 30 days. At after 4 weeks I emailed them and explained I hadn't had sucess but I really wanted to stick it out. I was then given a 45 day extension. Since then life has went on and nothing has changed. Im still as blemished as ever and 250$ poorer. Currently I am battleing to get the money back, but it isn't looking good. Anyways this is a warning to you lot. Stay away and please don't order from Trophyskin.com

Thank you,
Richard Ross