Red Light LED Therapy

The Spa at Phipps Atlanta offers red light LED therapy using professional LED panels delivering clinically studied wavelengths to target skin ageing, wrinkles, acne, and inflammation. Red light wavelengths in the 630–660 nm range penetrate the dermis to stimulate fibroblast activity and collagen synthesis, while near-infrared wavelengths extend the cellular energy boost deeper into the tissue. Treatments are non-invasive, pain-free, and require no downtime. Sessions are suitable as a standalone anti-ageing treatment or as an add-on to enhance results from facials, microneedling, or chemical peels.

Red light LED therapy at The Spa at Phipps Atlanta uses targeted photobiomodulation — the delivery of specific wavelengths of non-thermal light — to stimulate cellular energy production and trigger anti-ageing and anti-inflammatory responses in the skin. The technology applies LED panels calibrated to emit red light in the 630–660 nm range and near-infrared light in the 830–850 nm range, wavelengths with the highest body of clinical evidence for skin and tissue applications. At the cellular level, photons in these ranges are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase, the terminal enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain. This photon absorption increases the enzyme's catalytic activity, boosting adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis and reducing oxidative stress within the treated cells. The downstream effect in skin fibroblasts is upregulation of collagen type I and type III synthesis, increased elastin production, and enhanced cellular proliferation — producing a measurable thickening of the dermal layer and reduction in wrinkle depth with a course of treatments. Blue LED wavelengths (415 nm) are also included in some protocols to target the porphyrin photosensitisers produced by Cutibacterium acnes bacteria, generating reactive oxygen species that kill the bacteria and reduce inflammatory acne lesions without antibiotics. At The Spa at Phipps Atlanta, LED therapy can be administered as a 30-minute standalone session or incorporated into post-procedure recovery protocols following microneedling or chemical peels, where the anti-inflammatory and healing-acceleration properties of red and near-infrared light are particularly beneficial. The treatment is completely non-invasive, non-thermal, and requires no recovery time — clients can resume full activities immediately. A series of six to twelve sessions over two to four weeks is the standard protocol for visible anti-ageing outcomes, with maintenance sessions monthly thereafter.