Advancing Practice in Photodynamic Therapy
(PDT)
Conventional (Red light) and Day light C-PDT

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

What is Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)?

Photodynamic therapy, also known as PDT, is a medical skin treatment for treating early localised skin cancers and sun-damaged skin which may one day turn cancerous (pre- cancers).

Pre-cancerous changes

There are a number of skin changes that can be an "early warning" that develop before an actual skin cancer forms. A common example is: Actinic Keratosis

Treatment overview

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that involves prescription light-sensitive medicine cream and using our Multi-award winning DermaluxMD LED light to destroy abnormal cells. This allows small abnormal areas of tissue to be treated without the need for surgery.

PDT can be used to treat various skin conditions including:

Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs)
Bowen’s disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ) - pre-cancerous condition
Actinic (solar) keratoses - sun damage lesions, pre-cancerous condition

At present, photodynamic therapy cannot be used to treat malignant melanomas (a rare type of skin cancer), although the technology is constantly evolving.

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