Non-invasive body contouring has become one of the fastest-growing areas of aesthetic medicine as patients prefer less-invasive but still effective procedures.1 Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a proven, effective treatment in the reduction of overall body circumference measurements.2,3 In this article, literature regarding mechanism of action, treatment protocols and efficacy of LLLT is reviewed.
The study of diseases caused by light and the use of it to detect, diagnose and treat disease is known as photomedicine. A part of photomedicine is the scientific study of LLLT, which began in the 1970s and continues to the present day.4
The impact LLLT has on the tissue and its beneficial clinical effects is called photobiomodulation, which is a term that has been known since the invention of lasers.5
LLLT is used widely in dentistry, neurology, pain management, physical therapies and other branches of medicine.6-10 The effect of LLLT is not fully understood by the medical community; however, we…
