Does Red Light Therapy Actually Work?

A critical appraisal of the evidence behind the marketing.

Written by Dr. Piercecchi, founder of The Men’s Clinic for Wellness & Vitality.

The short version, for anyone who wants it before the details: I do not recommend buying a home red light device for most of what it’s sold to do. The therapy has a few narrow, legitimate uses, and a couple of them, skin and hair, can work at home. But for the reasons most pe…