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What is laser photodynamic therapy used for?

April 26, 2017laser photodynamic therapy Used

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What is laser photodynamic therapy used for?

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It is used to treat to treat sun damage skin, actinic keratosis (precancerous areas skin), acne and rosacea. Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is placed on the skin and gets incorporated into damaged cells in the skin, bacteria that causes acne in the skin, and the oil glands in the skin. The laser is then used to activate the ALA and destroy the damaged skin, bacteria, and shrink the oil glands.