Light-activated therapy may change skin at molecular level
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Photodynamic therapy—which involves a light-activated medication and exposure to a light source—appears to produce changes at the molecular level in aging skin, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. These changes are consistent with increased collagen production and improved appearance of the skin.