BLU-U FOR SUN DAMAGE

Actinic Keratosis (AK) is a reflection of the sun damage the accumulates in your skin over the course of time. Ultraviolet rays from the sun can penetrate and cause damage to the skin's DNA "blueprint".

These DNA errors result in the red, scaly skin changes typical of this condition. Actinic keratoses are considered to be pre-cancerous lesions. If left untreated, a small percentage of these lesions may progress to develop into a type of skin cancer know as squamous cell carcinoma.

A common initial treatment is the application of cryotherapy. This treatment utilizes liquid nitrogen sprayed onto the actinic keratoses to destroy the damaged cells and to encourage their replacement with newer cells.

Topical creams can also be applied to the skin to help resolve actinic keratoses. Examples of such therapies include imiquamod (Aldara®, Zyclara®), 5-fluorouracil (Efudex®, Actikerral®), Calcipotriol (Dovonex®), diclofenac (Solaraz®) and others.

More recently, BLU-U has been utilized to reduce sun damage in the skin. This blue light source is combined with a topically medicine (Levulan®) to eliminate damaged cells and improve the quality of the skin.

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BEFORE & AFTERS

Dr. Chuck Lortie FRCPC, FAAD, ACMS

BLU-U FOR SUN DAMAGE

Actinic Keratosis (AK) is a reflection of the sun damage the accumulates in your skin over the course of time. Ultraviolet rays from the sun can penetrate and cause damage to the skin's DNA "blueprint".

A common initial treatment is the application of cryotherapy. This treatment utilizes liquid nitrogen sprayed onto the actinic keratoses to destroy the damaged cells and to encourage their replacement with newer cells.

More recently, BLU-U has been utilized to reduce sun damage in the skin. This blue light source is combined with a topically medicine (Levulan®) to eliminate damaged cells and improve the quality of the skin.

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