Everyone ages, but how you age is up to you. Aging gracefully requires you intentionally take care of yourself and your skin. That's why LIGHTWAVE Therapy is the obvious choice for those who care about the health of their skin. LIGHTWAVE therapy has been shown to significantly slow down the aging process and can even reverse signs of aging. An inevitable part of the aging process is the loss of fundamental collagen and elastin production that is essential to maintaining youthful skin. Without these components, which play a vital role in the skin’s ability to repair and restore itself, dermal imperfections such as acne, sun damage, and hyperpigmentation, often become more prominent. LIGHTWAVE is a highly effective skin rejuvenation technology designed to revitalize collagen and elastin production, kill bacteria that result in acne lesions, and improve the skin's ability to heal  through red, blue, and infrared light therapy. LIGHTWAVE lifts, tones, and restores your youthful appearance with 100% natural- looking results.

Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights have been in use since the 1960s. NASA originally developed LED lights for plant growth experiments in space. Since then, LEDs have shown exciting results in wound healing and human tissue growth. The U.S. Navy SEALs began using it in the 1990s to help heal wounds quickly and to help regenerate damaged muscle tissues. Over the last 40 years, positive therapeutic results have been clinically documented by independent research and publications worldwide. Recent studies indicate that intense narrowband red and infrared light, which can penetrate below the skin, promotes the healing process and fuels over 20 positive changes at a cellular level including the increased production of collagen and elastin fibers. Current studies also point out the significant effects blue light can have on various topical skin conditions. Overall, the American Academy of Dermatology deemed LED Light Therapy safe.  Since LEDs don’t contain UV rays, this is considered a safer form of light therapy that won’t cause long-term damage to your skin. The procedure is also noninvasive and has few risks.

Light is electromagnetic radiation (photons), which means that light = particles of energy. Many terms are used when defining light. The most important terms for light therapy are wavelength, frequency, and power in watts. The wavelength is basically the color of the light measured in nanometers. The colors of light used in the LIGHTWAVE system are blue (420 nm), red (630 nm), and infrared (880 nm). The frequency of light is how many pulses per second in which the light is delivered. The different wavelengths of light penetrate the skin at different depths. The power of light is the strength or intensity of the light measured in watts or joules.  

• Blue Light (wavelength 405 nm - 450 nm) provides a very superficial penetration even with a high-intensity narrowband light source. It is primarily absorbed by the epidermis of the skin. Once it is absorbed, blue light targets P. acnes bacteria by stimulating porphyrins which then produce intracellular singlet oxygen and thus, inducing bacterial death.
• Red Light (wavelength 625 nm-660 nm) penetrates human tissue superficially, with approximately 80% of the energy being absorbed in the first 2 cm. Red Light energy has a significant effect on mitochondrial stimulation, which increases the production of ATP  and in turn boosts fibroblast activity. This leads to to an increase in cellular turnover, superficial circulation, and an anti-inflammatory emission.
• Infrared (IR) Light (wavelength 800 nm - 900 nm) energy penetrates tissue at a greater depth than the blue and red light. Approximately 50% penetrates to 8 cm and decreases to less than 1% at 20 cm. Infrared energy is known to heat tissue and its effects are well documented for therapeutic pain management. For cosmetic applications,  IR stimulates the NaK+ pump which increases cell membrane permeability; facilitating equilibrium of cellular pH, while increasing nutritional absorption and elimination of waste byproducts.
• Biological effects, such as an increase in collagen bundles and elastin fibers, are increased when Red Light and Infrared Light are used in conjunction with each other. However, the two wavelengths should never be used simultaneously due to possible wavelength interference.
• Tissues are affected differently by pulsing the wavelengths between 10 Hz - 10,000 Hz. Slow pulses reduce nerve sensitivity by decreasing the production of Brinikin Lucitrin necessary in the transmission of pain signals. Mid-range pulses stimulate endorphin production while intense pulses stimulate mitosis and cellular repair. LIGHTWAVE LED Light Therapy incorporates multiple pulse frequencies including continuous waves which are designed for optimum tissue response. 

• LIGHTWAVE's Light Therapy is FDA cleared and is a safe, natural, and pain-free treatment option that improves skin health and appearance.
  
• LIGHTWAVE’s patented  Red, Infrared, & Blue Light therapy can dramatically revitalize your skin without any downtime or discomfort. 
• LIGHTWAVE's innovative aesthetic treatments help counteract years of sun damage, environmental damage, aging, acne, and acne scarring. 
• LIGHTWAVE provides noticeable results in a short treatment series without the pain or downtime of other treatments providing similar results.

Topical Light Infusion is a skin-care delivery process that infuses skin care ingredients into the upper layers of the skin to stimulate positive positive visible changes. This is accomplished without harming the skin and without chemically altering the molecules in the skin care formulations.

• LIGHTWAVE's TLI is the only light-based facial infusion technology available that safely and effectively addresses a variety of cosmetic concerns and is far superior to other infusion technologies currently available. 
• Unlike traditional LED light therapy, LIGHTWAVE TLI’s active facial infusion systems are intended to combine colors of light and photo energy with topicals to directly affect the tissue being treated. 
• LIGHTWAVE TLI uses specific doses of visible light energy to propel photon energy into various layers of the skin.

What to Expect: 

LIGHTWAVE is safe, simple, and easy.  When light (photons) is administered to tissue it is painless; hence, LIGHTWAVE treatments are painless. You can expect the Skinology LIGHTWAVE combination LED Light Therapy/Topical Light Infusion treatment to take approximately 60 - 75 minutes total, including cleansing, exfoliation, LED Light Therapy followed by Topical Light Infusion of specially-formulated treatment products.