Given all the benefits that they’re selling you, you are wise to ask if there are any side effects to red light therapy. What you’ve already read is true – there are no known adverse side effects to red light therapy. That being said, there are some precautions you should consider before you begin your treatments.
Precautions Before Beginning Red Light Therapy
While red light therapy is widely considered to be completely safe, there are a few precautions.
The most common risk associated with this therapy is shining it in your eyes. Not that red or infrared light itself is damaging to your eyes, but the devices can produce high glare. Reputable products will come with eye protection, and it should be worn during every facial treatment. If you are using the light for non-facial applications, such as wound care or pain relief, just be careful to not to shine the light in your eyes. (The same goes for your pets.) Never look directly into the red light therapy device.
Please read this additional list of precautions and contra-indications provided by Thor Laser (a leader in medical red and infrared light therapy or LLLT). It includes notes for cautions for:
- pregnancy
- cancer
- hemorrhage
- immune suppressant drugs
Now on to the Benefits!
There are at least 25 proven benefits of red and near infrared light therapy. Browse the list here, or jump to any of these popular topics:
