KayaKalp
75 Herrick Street
Parkhurst Building, Suite 105
Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915
Ph. 978.927.6556
Fx. 978.927.9467
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY(PDT)
PDT allows the physician to provide a safe non invasive treatment for acne, sun damage and potential basal and squamous cell carcinoma. It involves the application of a clear solution called Aminolevulinic Acid, a chemical that when activated by certain wavelength of light (Blue light / IPL) is readily absorbed by abnormally fast growing cells (FCG) and obliterates them. It is able to do this effectively without damaging the surrounding skin and without the side effects of other treatments for precancerous growths such as actinic keratosis as well as harmless oil glands and Hair follicles. Furthermore there is little downtime.
As research in ALA-PDT therapy has progressed it is becoming apparent that it produces aesthetic benefits that reduce redness, sunspots, enlarged oil gland hyperactivity, hair follicle blockage, and growth of bacteria in the hair follicles. Thus PDT can reduce treatment time as well as the reliance on hormone therapy with it’s potentiality of side effects.