WHAT IS LITEPLUS ?

During the Covid-19 pandemic, our friends and families were unable to leave their place to seek skin care treatments routinely done at aesthetic clinics. Not knowing when this pandemic might be over, we started researching into alternative therapies that can achieve similar purposes but yet be done in the safety of our homes.

Come LitePlus+. We developed a face mask that can achieve similar results to conventional therapies such as ablative resurfacing laser therapy, chemical peeling and dermabrasion. In fact, we know our mask does a better job!

At the core of its function, our face mask harnesses a biological mechanism called photomodulation to bring you the best possible skin! Trust me, our families, friends and even healthcare professionals love it!

Photomodulation

Simply put, photomodulation is a process that involves the use of light particles to enhance skin on a molecular level. This technique is widely known as “LED laser therapy”. Red light is absorbed by skin cells to stimulate the production of collagen, elastin and other essential building blocks for growing the healthiest skin possible.

​If you’d like to find out more, here’s a slightly more complicated explanation: Concentrated light at a specific wavelength is absorbed by factories (or mitochondria) in skin cells. This sparks off a biological cascade that promotes collagen and cytokine production, which in turn, leads to firmer and younger skin.

The use of photomodulation to improve skin condition has been around since 1987 (that’s 33 years). In recent years, advancements in light technology has made possible the development of LED laser therapy devices such as LitePlus+ that are affordable, efficient, and safe to be used outside the hands of a trained professional.

WHY IS IT THE BEST ?

These signs include the appearance of wrinkles, loss of skin elasticity and glow, and abnormal pigmentation (or dyspigmentation). On a molecular level, a doctor may observe reduction in collagen and/or elastin fibers, as well as atrophy or disoriented architecture of the skin tissue matrix.

Common treatments to reverse these effects include chemical peeling, dermabrasion, use of retinoic acids, and ablative laser resurfacing therapy. These techniques are controlled forms of skin wounding, which are employed to induce the body to produce collagen and remodel skin architecture.

As these treatments partially wound the epidermis, they not only require a longer downtime, in some cases, patients may also experience side-effects. These include pain, skin redness (which can last up to a month), hyperpigmentation, and/or scarring.

How is Photomodulation different ?

LitePlus+, which employs photomodulation, achieves skin rejuvenating effects without the need to ‘wound’ the epidermis layer. Controlled laser therapy can penetrate the epidermis layer into the dermis to stimulate important cells for collagen production. It is non-ablative, non-thermal, and has no UV.

The table below summarises the differences between LitePlus+ and conventional treatments.

IS IT SAFE ?

There has so far been no adverse events associated with the use of these devices, and users have reported little to no downtime¹. According to a 2018 review published by the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, LED Masks have an excellent safety profile.

FUNCTION

It may not be common knowledge, but LED laser therapy has been around for decades. Dermatologists have been using this technique to treat inflammation and acne, and to improve skin condition.

Instead of big bulky machines, advancements in technology means the same laser technology can be built into small compact masks that are safe and efficient to be used at home.

Multiple medical studies have also shown positive benefits of LED laser therapy. In one such study, 90% of patients/users reported that they observed a softening of skin texture, and subtle to significant reduction in roughness and fine lines.²

Below are some medically backed use of LED laser therapy:

  • Skin rejuvenation³⁴

→ 90% of users report improved firmness and smoothening of skin, 87% report clinically evident reduction in wrinkles⁵

  • Depigmentation and brightening of skin⁶

  • 46-76% reduction in acne blemishes⁷

  • Reduction of hypertrophic scars⁸

  • Increase blood circulation and vascular perfusion in the skin⁹¹⁰

  • Reduce acne

→ Laser therapy eradicates bacterial responsible for acne such as Propionibacterium acnes by inducing toxic photochemical reaction in the bacteria¹¹

 

→ Phototherapy with combined blue and red light demonstrated 81% reduction in acne after 12 week use¹²

 

→ Other studies with single blue light therapy demonstrated reduction in acne by 60-75% after 8-12 week use

 

  • UV protection/Skin cancer protection, proven to induce melanocyte production and reduce post exposure redness and skin damage.¹³ Some studies show lingering effects up to 24 hours post treatment.

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Phototherapy with Light Emitting Diodes Treating a Broad Range of Medical and Aesthetic Conditions in Dermatology, Glynis Ablon, J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2018 Feb; 11(2): 21–27.

LED photomodulation: “Light” way to skin renewal, Harvard Medical School. 2006 Mar.

Weiss RA, McDaniel DH, Geronemus R, et al. Non-ablative, non- thermal light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy of photoaged skin. Laser Surg Med. 2004;16:31

Weiss RA, McDaniel DH, Geronemus R, et al. Non-ablative, non- thermal light emitting diode (LED) phototherapy of photoaged skin. Laser Surg Med. 2004;16:31.

Lee SY, Park KH, Choi JW, et al. A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, and split-face clinical study on LED phototherapy for skin rejuvenation: clinical, profilometric, histologic, ultrastructural, and biochemical evaluations and comparison of three different treatment settings. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2007 Jul 27;88(1):51–67.

Barolet D, Roberge CJ, Auger FA, Boucher A, Germain L. Regulation of skin collagen metabolism in vitro using a pulsed 660 nm LED light source: clinical correlation with a single-blinded study. J Invest Dermatol. 2009 Dec;129(12):2751–2759.

Lee SY, You CE, Park MY. Blue and red light combination LED phototherapy for acne vulgaris in patients with skin phototype IV. Lasers Surg Med. 2007 Feb;39(2):180–188.

Laser and Light-Based Treatments of Acne and Acne Scarring, Macrene Alexiades, Clin Dermatol . Mar-Apr 2017;35(2):183-189. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.10.012.

Barolet D, Boucher A. Prophylactic low-level light therapy for the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids: a case series. Lasers Surg Med. 2010 Aug;42(6):597–601.

Chung H, Dai T, Sharma SK, Huang YY, Carroll JD, Hamblin MR. The nuts and bolts of low-level laser (light) therapy. Ann Biomed Eng. 2012 Feb;40(2):516–533.

Schindl A, Heinze G, Schindl M, Pernerstorfer-Schon H, Schindl L. Systemic effects of low-intensity laser irradiation on skin microcirculation in patients with diabetic microangiopathy. Microvasc Res. 2002 Sep;64(2):240–246.

Ashkenazi H, Malik Z, Harth Y, et al. Eradication of Propionibacterium acnes by its endogenic porphyrins after illumination with high intensity blue light. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2003;35:17–24.

Goldberg DJ, Russell BA. Combination blue (415nm) and red (633nm) LED phototherapy in the treatment of mild to severe acne vulgaris. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2006;8:71–75.

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