Photodynamic Therapy(PDT)

Sarah Martin our Physician Assistant Discusses Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) while a patient undergoes the treatment.

Photodynamic Therapy, or PDT is a sometimes called Blue Light treatment for skin cancer. It treats  pre-cancer cells pre-clinically beneath the surface.  Some of the patients get the benefit of having smoother skin, a cosmetic overlap from the treatment, even though they are being treated for pre-cancer.

Here Sarah discusses the the pre-treatment.. She explains how the solution of levulon is absorbed into the skin. PDT treats cancerous spots and prevents precancer before it turns to skin cancer. The solution is put on the patient for an hour and a half during which time the solution soaks to the skin. Later during the blue light therapy, the patients skin reacts to the blue light. PDT is a preventative treatment. It treats precancer spots and prevents turning from basal cell carcinoma to squamous cell carcinoma.