This is a brilliant idea. At our Sydney clinic we standardly use LED light therapy (Low level laser therapy) post all our
Phalloplasty procedures. I am a big believer in this type of post operative care.
LED lights are super interesting. They were initially developed by NASA to help plants grow in space, but were then found to help chronic wounds heal at a more rapid pace. They are actively used in burns units at most tertiary centres to speed healing.
They have a complicated, not yet understood mechanism of action that likely involves augmenting metabolic processes within the mitochondria (powerhouse of human cells) to speed healing, increase pro-inflammatory cytokines and promote general rejuvenation.
It’s not a magic bullet, and is a slow grind requiring multiple sessions. The better wavelengths for post
Phalloplasty in my opinion are in the red to near infrared range. Post
Phalloplasty these wavelengths provide a deep enough penetration to be of value. Blue light is not effective in this area as it works only on the skins surface.
LED light sources vary significantly in their power. Ideally you would use a clinic grade LED light source. To give you an idea of the difference, the LumiNIir costs $100. A medical grade LED light source will set a clinic back between 10-20k, and a patient usually between $50-100 per session.
The home devices will still be worthwhile, you would just need far more sessions than a medical grade LED.
Kindest,
Josh