Lumiport Acne Light
Hot on the heels of Zeno, the latest entry in the new and growing “acne gadget” market is a handheld LED projector called Lumiport. The product is mainly a spot treatment used to reduce inflammation and kill underlying bacteria using precise light frequencies projected directly upon emerging pimples. The science behind the product seems well documented. In research studies, blue light has been found to kill acne-forming bacteria beneath the skin, while red light has been found to reduce inflammation and speed healing. Lumiport focuses both of these light frequencies simultaneously to treat acne.
Lumiport appears to be about on-par with benzoyl peroxide and tea tree oil as far as the speed of results. You should see results within a week, sometimes as soon as next-day. Unfortunately, Lumiport’s page is fairly vague regarding the actual use of the product right now. One of the downsides to the Zeno heat treatment is having to zap each zit with two to three 2½-minute treatments spread over a 24 hour period - keep in mind that this is per-zit…not exactly a convenient choice if you have moderate acne or worse. Likewise, the application of Lumiport may be rather cumbersome for the average acne sufferer. In the acne light study found on Lumiport’s research page (highly recommended to at least read the summary in the pdf file), each participant was exposed for the light to 15 minutes per day - again, not to convenient of a treatment. I would assume that Lumiport’s closer beam would require less time, but this is offset by the fact that you have to treat each zit separately - and in most cases, multiple times per day.
Personally, taking a few vitamins sounds a lot easier to me, especially since they treat all your skin at once. Regardless, Lumiport (and Zeno for that matter) may in fact be very successful spot treatments, although the results don’t appear to be much different than benzoyl peroxide or tea tree oil (which are much cheaper, especially tea tree oil). I have not read much off-site feedback about Lumiport yet (Zeno seems to have been well received), but the science appears to be sound. Of course, as with every spot treatment there is always the drawback that these are temporary “acne band-aids” at best, since they do nothing to stop acne from forming in the first place. To actually prevent acne and transform your skin to be like non-acne-sufferers, an internal treatment is required.
