Low-level light therapy · healing and calming
LED does not resurface, tighten or remove anything. What it does is speed healing and calm inflammation, which is why we use it most often alongside other treatments rather than instead of them.
Assessed before it is recommended. If it is not the right treatment for you, we will say so.
Specific wavelengths of light are absorbed by cells and influence their activity — increasing energy production, reducing inflammatory signalling, and supporting repair. Yellow light is used for healing and redness, near-infrared for deeper support.
The most valuable use is straightforward: after a laser, peel or microneedling treatment, LED helps skin settle faster and more comfortably. It shortens the awkward window rather than changing the outcome.
On its own it is a gentle adjunct. It will not treat pigmentation, scarring, laxity or wrinkles, and we will not suggest a course of it as though it will.
Ranked honestly by how much difference it actually makes.
| Use | How much it helps | Typical pattern |
|---|---|---|
| After a treatment | Considerable — faster settling, less redness | Same day or next day, as part of the plan |
| Active inflammatory acne | Moderate, as support alongside real treatment | A short course, twice weekly |
| Redness and sensitivity | Moderate — calming rather than curative | A course, then as needed |
| General skin quality | Mild | Only worth it as an add-on, not a standalone course |
If someone is selling you LED as a primary anti-ageing treatment, be sceptical. It is a good adjunct and a poor headline act.
Usually included or discounted when added to another treatment on the same day. Standalone sessions are quoted at your assessment. We will tell you if we do not think a course is worth your money.
If you are looking for structural change — pigmentation cleared, scarring improved, skin tightened — LED is not the treatment and a course of it would waste your money.
Certain photosensitising medications and conditions make it unsuitable. We check this at assessment.
All medical procedures carry risk, and individual results vary. Suitability is determined at assessment, not on the phone.
Not at all. It is warm and most people find it restful.
For post-treatment recovery, one at the time. For acne or sensitivity, a short course of twice-weekly sessions.
Generally yes, which is one of the reasons it is useful. Confirmed individually.
No. Clinical devices deliver considerably more power at controlled wavelengths. Home devices are not useless, but they are not equivalent.
Minimally. We would rather tell you that than sell you a course. If lines are the concern, other treatments do far more.
Yes, immediately, unless it follows another treatment with its own aftercare.
LED earns its place as part of a plan. If it is all you need, we will say so. If it is not enough, we will say that too.
240 Riley St, Surry Hills · (02) 8074 1559
