LED light therapy is a skincare treatment used to minimize wrinkles, acne, dark spots, and scars, according to Harvard Health Publishing. It works by using an LED light to target specific areas of the face. People often do it using tailored LED light therapy masks.

Which light therapy is best for dark spots?

Lasers are the most expensive yet most impactful treatment to reduce dark spots. “These use a focused beam of light that has a specific target or chromophore [pigment] to break up and eliminate the pigment particles in the skin,” Dr. Cook-Bolden says. “IPL [intense pulsed light] can treat unwanted pigmentation.

Does blue light therapy remove dark spots?

Blue light therapy can also treat other types of skin disorders. It can be used to improve skin texture and reduce sebaceous hyperplasia, or enlarged oil glands. It can help with removing sun spots, acne, and even scars that were originally caused by acne.