A new therapeutic approach uses immunological processes in the diseased cells during irradiation, because the inflammatory cells are extremely sensitive to light and die. The removal of the dead cells into the body’s lymphatic system causes a “learning process” in the bone marrow to stop producing these cells. Over time, the skin can recover and eventually recover completely. Therefore, this process is also called “light vaccination.”
UV-free light therapy
However, the immunological process has not yet been completely clarified, although long-lasting good healing results have been recorded in many patients. For further statements, there are currently no studies. This so-called “UV-free light therapy” uses light in the blue spectral range, which has a positive effect on the skin similar to UV light, but cannot cause burns.
This makes the procedure particularly suitable for children. However, patients with psoriasis, hand and foot eczema, psoriasis, acne, pathological hair loss and scleroderma have also been successfully treated.
Light Therapy
Irradiation with white, bright light, which roughly corresponds to the composition of sunlight, is used primarily in the therapy of sleep disorders. This method is commonly referred to as light therapy. Sleep disorders are often based on shifts in the biological daily rhythm: shift workers suffer from them just as much as airline personnel, for example.
Irradiation in front of a light screen, also called “light shower”, can bring the organism back into balance. Light showers are also used in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). These mental disorders are triggered by a lack of sunlight, which leads to an imbalance of important messenger substances and hormones such as melatonin and serotonin.
In Siberia, for example, children and adults are therefore treated with UV showers during the long winter months to compensate for the long-term lack of sunlight. However, this is not a prescription for home use: visits to commercial tanning beds are not included. Light therapy with UV light must always be medically appropriate and monitored.
Medically tested and approved devices for home treatment of winter depression exist. Health insurance companies usually cover the costs for this if the attending physician has previously requested an appropriate treatment plan and the treatment is monitored.
