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PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IS LIGHTING THE WAY FOR MEDICAL AND COSMETIC TREATMENTS
For the millions of people who suffer from acne, sun damage or even worse, skin
cancer, there is a light of hope - photodynamic therapy or PDT. Originally approved
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat cancer, dermatologists
initially focused on using PDT to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), the earliest
stages in the development of skin cancer. As PDT treatments became refined,
the therapy expanded to provide patients with a safe, non-invasive treatment
option for acne, sun damage and potentially basal and squamous cell carcinomas,
the two most common forms of cancer in the world.
American
Academy of Dermatology
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