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What is Red Light Therapy?
Red Light Therapy is a technology that has both cosmetic and healing effects. The word “healing” is defined as “the natural process by which the body repairs itself.” That is exactly what happens when the body is exposed to Red Light Therapy. We use a proprietary Red Light Therapy system called the “SkinnyLight.”
Where Did Red Light technology Come From?
NASA first developed this technology to grow plants in space, then later to treat wounds in space. Today, Red Light Therapy is being used throughout the medical field to heal patients and is used in salons around the world to rejuvenate the skin. NASA’s ongoing research on Red Light Therapy is now focused on helping cancer patients. This technology does not harm, and there are no known side effects. Red Light Therapy is safe and pain-free, and in fact, patients describe feeling good after a session.
Is Red Light Therapy a Safe Method for Fat Loss?
Red Light in wavelengths between 630-660nm (nanometers) can penetrate deep into the layers of the skin – energizing the fibroblast cells that produce collagen and elastin. This is how the skin repairs damage and rejuvenates its overall appearance. The visible benefits from Red Light Therapy – such as reduced wrinkles and firmer skin – may seem like just a cosmetic enhancement, but they are the result of the body healing itself. Red Light Therapy can target and treat the entire face and body. While the Red Light table may look like a tanning bed, Red Light Therapy is not dangerous because it produces a wavelength far outside of the UV range.
Red Light is often referred to as near-infrared light. Why? Because as demonstrated in a visible light chart, light between 600-750nm is near or close to infrared light. The increased strength of the SkinnyLight Red Light Therapy system allows for body contouring benefits as well.
SkinnyLight stimulates non-invasive permanent fat removal by temporarily opening the fat cells and draining the contents using the body’s natural process of lipolysis. There is no damage to tissue, no pain, no downtime, and no other negative outcomes. Since no cells are removed or destroyed, subsequent weight gain can be normally distributed throughout the body’s fat cells.
How Quickly Will a Patient See Results with Red Light Therapy?
In clinical trials, patients immediately lost an average of 3.5” combined from the waist, hips, and thighs while at each treatment visit, and 98% of those patients lost more than 2”. Patients lost an average of 1.6 liters of fat at the treatment visit. In Vivo studies show that abdominal thickness was immediately reduced by 33%.
What is the Difference Between Laser Treatments and Red Light Therapy?
The primary difference between laser and non-laser light is that all of a laser’s power is focused on a single point as a beam of “coherent” light. Lasers must therefore operate at extremely low power to avoid tissue damage. While low-level lasers are safe on the skin and present a risk of tissue damage only to the eyes, higher power lasers can burn through steel. SkinnyLight does not present a risk to the eyes or any body tissue and is therefore safer than lasers.
How Does SkinnyLight Compare to Other Targeted Weight Loss Treatments?
SkinnyLight CoolSculpt
Low-heat, comfortable. | Extreme cold, uncomfortable. |
Immediate results – average 2” loss after initial treatment. | Results in 1-3 months following treatment – average of 39.6 cc of fat loss. |
Fat cells are emptied but remain unharmed. | Fat cells are frozen, and cells are permanently damaged. |
Possible side effects (including long-term): minor itchiness and tightness.
Classified as a Risk 1 device, the safest category of medical devices. NO pain, NO discomfort, NO downtime, NO dysmorphic fat accumulations, NO side effects or adverse outcomes of any kind. |
Possible side effects (including long-term): pain, temporary redness, swelling, blanching, bruising, firmness, tingling, stinging, tenderness, cramping, aching, itching, or skin sensitivity, umbilical hernia, gaining fat, enlargement of fat, stretch marks, prolapsed bladder, paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, inflammatory colitis, and deep vein thrombosis. |
10-minute treatment (6 treatments recommended). | 1-hour treatment (4 treatments needed). |
Cost: Between $124.95-$174.95 per treatment. | Cost: $600 per treatment. |
SculpSure LipoLight
Laser- generated heat, possible laser burns and discomfort. | Laser diodes applied directly to skin. Possible discomfort or burning from laser underlying skin. Invasive treatment. |
Results as quickly as 6 weeks but 12 weeks for optimal results – average of 24% of fat cells destroyed after 1 treatment. | Results in 4 weeks. |
Fat cells are destroyed. | Fat cells are emptied but remain unharmed. |
Possible side effects (including long-term): pain, laser burns, nodule formation, blistering, scars, fever, swelling, tenderness, abscess, cellulitis. | Possible Side effects (including long-term): Minimal bruising, minor aches, minor discomfort, darkened skin. Infection, skin necrosis, dimpling,
lumpiness, numbness, scarring, discoloration, or sagging skin, as well as discomfort in the surgically treated area. |
25-Minute treatment (4 treatments for abdomen, 2 treatments for love handles). | 20-minute treatment (8-10 treatments needed). |
Cost: $350 per treatment. | Cost: $599 per treatment (on average). |
Zerona
Cold Laser treatment. |
Possible results after a minimum of 4 treatments (little over 1 week with 3 treatments per week) – average results of 3.72” lost from waist, hips and thighs after 6 treatments over 2-week period. |
Possible side effects (including long-term): chances of acquiring fat to the previous level is high, toxin levels in liver may increase from liquified fat, not suitable for patients with pacemakers. |
40-Minute treatment (6 treatments with 3 treatments per week). |
Cost: $285 per treatment (on average). |
In summary, SkinnyLight is the safest targeted weight loss treatment available. Immediate results are scientifically proven, with no long-term side effects. I have personally used it for stubborn belly fat that would not go away, I look and feel so much better and more confident and I highly recommend it as a safe way to get the body you want for the day of your life.
~Tonya Edinger
The Pittsburgh Wedding & Event Planner
Are you ready to start your skinny? Contact SkinnyLight today or give us a call at 412.215.2991.