New Acne Treatment -- At A Huge Cost

NBC 4 - NewsLinks - New Acne Treatment Produces Little Pain, Good Results:
"A new, nearly painless treatment for acne combines medicine with a special light and may work where other therapies fail. Photodynamic therapy works very differently than other medications.

A medication called Levulin is painted onto the skin. After about a half-hour, the Levulin is washed off, and the patient sits in front of a blue light with goggles on for about 10 minutes.

The procedure produces little to no pain. It penetrates deep into the pores of the skin and causes the oil glands that are promoting the acne to shrink. It also kills the bacteria in the skin.

It usually takes about 4 treatments, once a month, to get the full effect, and patients have to stay out of the sun after the treatments. 70 percent of patients got rid of their acne indefinitely using this treatment. But a full-round of treatment costs around $1,200.

For more information:
American Society for Photodynamic Therapy http://aspdt.org"

MY REACTION:

If you can afford it, bless you.