How It Works
LED Treatments - Through Deep Penetrating Light
Laboratory studies have shown that skin cells grow 150-200 percent faster when exposed to certain LED light wavelengths. Independent research for over 40 years has shown LED red and infrared light delivers powerful therapeutic benefits to living tissue. Both visible red and infrared light has been shown to affect at least 24 different positive changes at a deep level. Visible red light, at wavelengths from 630-660 nanometers, penetrates tissue to a depth of 8-10 mm.
LED light is very beneficial in treating problems close to the skin's surface such as wounds, cuts, and scars. Skin layers, because of their high blood and water content, absorb red light very readily and deliver enough energy to stimulate a response from the body to heal itself.
Light photons must be absorbed to produce a biological response. All biological systems have a unique absorption spectrum; this uniqueness determines which wavelengths of light will be absorbed to produce a given therapeutic effect. The visible red and infrared portions of the spectrum have been shown to be highly absorbent and produce unique restorative effects in living tissues. It is thought that light photons are absorbed by the skin and underlying tissue and triggers biological changes within the body in a process know as photo-biomodulation. Although the exact mechanism of action is still undergoing study, what is known is that monochromatic light increases oxygen and blood flow, facilitating wound healing.
Light emitting diode or LED therapy is a non-invasive procedure that activates skin cells with pulses of low-level, non-coherent and non-thermal light energy. LED therapy pumps light energy into the skin cells, where this energy stimulates the skin cells in a manner similar to photosynthesis, which is the process where plant leaves take sunlight and convert it into food energy. LED therapy is one of the few non-invasive tools available that can reverse the appearance of aging skin, such as wrinkles and mottled skin tone. Facial Secret® provides a proprietary LED-based visible light output that penetrates deep into the skin to erase the appearances of aging - such as fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, and crow's feet.
The light stimulates skin cells to produce healthy, new skin-plumping collagen and slow the breakdown of existing collagen. When study subjects were exposed to this light daily for 6-8 weeks, they had a measurable improvement in fine lines and wrinkles. Facial Secret® is an LED-based light therapy treatment system, giving skin a great glow and it takes only 5 minutes per treatment. It stimulates collagen production, smoothes fine wrinkles, and improves skin texture..
Read an Article From NASA About the LED Technology
Facial Secret® LED Skin Therapy: Light-Emitting Diodes
What if turning on collagen production were as easy as flipping on a light switch? Now it can be with the Facial Secret®. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), the power source behind the Facial Secret® wrinkle-erasing machine, have come a long way from their humble beginnings in remote controls and alarm clocks. Using less energy than the average desk lamp, the LEDs in the Facial Secret® emit a gentle visible light stream (no Ultra-Violet or Infrared) powerful enough to improve skin problems from wrinkles to acne. Recent research on certain color LEDs proves the light emitting diodes do more than boost collagen production; they can also minimize breakouts and calm inflammations.
This painless light therapy offers help for former sun-worshipers. Imagine a pain-free, low-energy light source that, when used on the skin for five minute daily treatments, minimizes fine lines and wrinkles, reduces skin pore sizes, diminishes dark spots, and gives skin a smoother texture. Facial Secret®, a new device that uses light-emitting diodes to help "recharge the batteries" of skin cells to stimulate collagen production, is that new light source. The bottom line: It can be fast, painless, and comparatively inexpensive to correct fine lines, wrinkles, sunspots, and many other skin problems in the privacy of your home.