Photobiomodulation For Wound Healing
Near-infrared and red light therapy are fantastic for wound healing. Red/infrared light accomplishes this in several ways:
cleaning up dead and damaged cells in skin (phagocytosis)
increasing ATP in skin cells, giving cells more energy to heal themselves
increasing the production of fibroblasts
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increasing blood flow, supplying the wound more oxygen and nutrients needed for repair
stimulating the production of collagen and the health of the extracellular matrix
stimulating lymph activity
stimulating the formation of new connective tissue and blood capillaries on the surface of the wound.
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