Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Wrinkles - Let's get rid of them - Use Infrared LED Light Therapy

By Nigel James

Who does not want to look younger? Wrinkles on the skin always prevent a person from looking younger. Wrinkles tell us that old age has set in. Taking into consideration the fact that the human body requires the optimum amount of nutrients, it is obvious that a lack of these nutrients or vitamins result in aging of skin and formation of wrinkles.

The right amount of nutrition gives the skin a well toned look. A wrinkle or age line is a noticeable crease on the facial skin. It is the result of aging and improper nutrient intake. Wrinkles in combination with folds of the skin make the facial features unappealing.

Today, people don't have enough time for themselves, thus they are unable to pay proper attention towards their skin or their body. A young person has more fat cells as compared to an old person. As a person ages, the number of fat cells in the skin decrease, the skin however continues to grow and sags, thus forming wrinkles.

The daily grind subjects a person to a lot of activity and anxiety, resulting in aging of the skin, and setting off of wrinkles. The work and toil makes the skin loose its suppleness, thus showing the brittle bones underneath.

In response to the movement of facial joints during activities like chewing, the face muscles move and tend to subject the facial skin to expansion and contraction, thus causing wrinkling. A less tedious schedule in combination with proper recreation will give your facial skin proper space to revitalize.

To counter aging, there is a vast array of beauty products in the market. Sunscreen not only protects your skin as you move around, it also prevents aging that occurs due to harsh weather conditions. Skin cleansers clean the pores that can gather substances that irritate the skin. The dull look of an uneven skin due to dryness can be countered by a moisturizer. Alpha Hydroxyl Acids (AHA) or fruit acids detach dead skin deposited on the surface leaving your skin smooth and glowing. Apart from all these cosmetics, one thing that really helps wrinkles to stay away is facial exercise. Facial exercise keeps the face muscles well toned giving the skin a firmer look and a younger feel.

Scientific research tells us that the rate, at which skin cells renew themselves at young age, slows down with age. This results in uneven and greasy looking skin. Also, due to the decreased water holding capacity of the skin, it loses its plumpness, resulting in wrinkles.

While wrinkles are a natural phenomenon and they will happen eventually, we do have at our disposal a number of remedies at hand that can help curb the development of these wrinkles. All this is possible thanks to the growth and development in medical science. A number of companies have come out with various products that contain DNA and RNA, that are beneficial in combating the growth of wrinkles and delaying the aging process. Natural proteins such as collagen and elastin are also used widely as they help in rejuvenating the skin. Ceramides are also used to help hydrate the skin, and prevent it from shriveling up due to dryness.

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Why does skin show signs of aging?

As we get older the components of our skin—especially the proteins collagen and elastin—degenerate, which sets the stage for the appearance of wrinkles, creases, folds, and furrows. The breakdown of collagen and elastin, which is accelerated by sun exposure and gravity, results in sagging skin. Over the years, skin is also damaged by other factors such as pollution, harsh soaps and chemicals, cigarette smoke, drinking alcohol, and eating unhealthy foods.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), as skin ages its cells begin to produce excess amounts of free radicals—unstable oxygen molecules. Under ideal circumstances, these free radicals are removed by naturally occurring antioxidants within the skin's tissues. However, antioxidants are in short supply in aging skin cells. Thus, a growing number of free radicals are left unchecked to cause damage to cell membranes, proteins, and DNA. Free radicals eventually break down the skin's collagen, a protein substance in connective tissue, and release chemicals that cause inflammation in the skin. It is a combination of these cellular and molecular events that leads to skin aging and the formation of wrinkles.

Considerable research has been done in an attempt to understand the aging process, and studies show that products producing bioactive effects (those that interact with living tissues or systems) can benefit sun-damaged, discolored, and aging skin. The effects of the red and infrared light from LED Technologies' DPL™ Therapy are giving people new, non-invasive, healthy choices for restoring their overall appearance.

How does LED light help aging skin?

Laboratory studies have shown that skin cells grow 150-200 percent faster when exposed to certain wavelengths of light. More than 40 years of independent research has shown that red and infrared light produced by LEDs can deliver powerful therapeutic benefits to living tissue. These red and infrared lightwaves are absorbed by the skin, and have been shown to effect at least 24 positive changes at various levels.


Visible red LED light penetrates to a depth of about 8-10 mm, and because of the skin's high blood and water content, red light is readily absorbed and can deliver enough energy to stimulate a response from the body to heal itself. Red light is beneficial in treating problems close to the surface such as wounds, cuts, scars, trigger and acupuncture points, and infections. Invisible red light (infrared) penetrates to a depth of about 30-40 mm and is used as a source of energy to stimulate fibroblast cell activity in the skin, which increases the production of those critical anti-aging proteins—collagen and elastin. Infrared light is also effective for treating joints and deep muscles.


LED photons must be absorbed to produce a biological response. All biological systems have a unique absorption spectrum, and this uniqueness determines which wavelengths of light will be absorbed to produce a given therapeutic effect. The visible red and infrared portions of the light spectrum have been shown to be highly absorbent and produce unique restorative effects in living tissues. It is thought that as light photons are absorbed by the skin and underlying tissue they trigger biological changes within the body in a process know as photobiomodulation. Although the exact mechanism of action is still being studied, it is known that this light increases oxygen and blood flow, which facilitates wound healing.


The application of LED light is a non-invasive therapy that activates skin cells with low-level, non-thermal light energy. LED therapy converts light to energy within the skin cells—similar to the process of photosynthesis in plants, which takes sunlight and converts it into food energy. This therapy is one of the only non-invasive tools available today that can reverse the visible signs of skin aging. LED Technologies' DPL™ System provides a proprietary lightwave design that penetrates deep into the skin to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, crow's feet, irregular skin tone, and other signs of skin aging.

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