Photodynamic therapy

**mossrose** · April 9th 2010, 11:05 AM

Has anybody undergone photodynamic therapy for sun damage?

I am facing this next week and am a bit daunted by it, and wondered if anybody had experienced it.

A good website about it is here:

http://www.medicinenet.com/photodyna...py/article.htm

Any thoughts would be welcome.

**mossrose** · April 20th 2010, 07:32 PM

Well, I guess I am the Tweb expert on this treatment!

:smugmossy:

**princesa** · April 23rd 2010, 11:31 AM

well, I've never undergone it or heard of it. After reading through the link I hope it's not for a pretreatment of anything serious. I wish you much success and hope the results are what you are looking for. God bless you

**mossrose** · April 23rd 2010, 11:55 AM

Thanks, princesa.

I had the first treatment last week, and have the second one next Thursday. The treatment was totally painless, I looked "normal", no redness or anything like that, but I had to hide in the dark for 48 hours afterwards, as the cream used makes skin highly photosensitive and I was in danger of third degree burns if I wasn't careful, just from the diffused light coming into the house.

It is for "possible pre-cancerous sun damage" on the side of my nose. Hopefully this will catch it and deal with it so it doesn't get worse. And it should also deal with a few age spots on my face. So that's a bonus.

**princesa** · April 23rd 2010, 02:35 PM

wow, I didn't realize the skin could be so sensitive afterwards. I hope the 2nd treatment (and hopefully the final treatment) end with positive results. I hope to hear good news on your results very shortly.

**mossrose** · May 20th 2010, 10:49 AM

The second treatment went pretty much the same as the first. I don't know what the end result will be, as I don't see the doctor again until July.

He may want me to undergo further treatments.