LED treatments in East Paris

Aesthetic Medicine Pr Meningaud

What are LEDs?

LEDs. The acronym LED stands for light-emitting diode. LEDs produce non-coherent monochromatic or polychromatic radiation. As early as the 1970s, NASA was interested in the biological properties of this radiation, with a dual objective: to promote plant growth and to counteract the effects of weightlessness in preparation for very long stays in space.

LED treatments at Paris Est

Professor Meningaud at Henri-Mondor

What are LEDs used for?

Today, the properties of certain wavelengths are used by the agri-food industry to accelerate plant growth in greenhouses, without the need for fertilisers. In humans, a number of studies have demonstrated the benefits of red-orange radiation for wound healing, pain relief and neuroprotection.

How do LEDs work?

Example of a 10-minute LED session for a surgeon in my department, to help her recover from a particularly demanding surgery.

One of the known mechanisms is the modulation of a mitochondrial enzyme, cytochrome c oxidase (COX), with the effect of reducing the production of free radicals. Conversely, blue radiation is used in the treatment of progressive acne. We ourselves carried out an extensive literature review on LEDs, before finally deciding to offer this technique to all our patients.

In aesthetic medicine, LEDs are used routinely to enhance the effect of injection and filling techniques. I like to finish an aesthetic treatment (injection, peel, laser or surgery) with an LED session. What’s more, the result is a much-appreciated relaxing effect.