Light therapy after surgery: does it help you heal faster?
NCT ID NCT07311889
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 300 adults who receive light therapy before and after plastic surgery as part of their routine care. Researchers will track pain, swelling, bruising, and patient satisfaction over time. The goal is to describe recovery outcomes, not to compare treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- perioperative photobiomodulation light therapy (ELIXIR MD™ device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that adding light therapy to standard care improves recovery after plastic surgery, potentially guiding future treatment recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study without a comparison group, so it cannot prove the light therapy causes better outcomes. Results may be influenced by other factors and may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of adult patients aged 18 years or older undergoing elective plastic surgery procedures (facial or body) at participating plastic surgery practices. All participants receive perioperative care in which the ELIXIR MD™ photobiomodulation device may be used as part of standard clinical practice, at the discretion of the treating surgeon. The registry enrolls patients across a range of procedure types and skin phototypes and collects de-identified patient-reported and clinical recovery data during routine perioperative follow-up.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years or older undergoing elective plastic surgery (facial or body procedures) at a participating plastic surgery practice where the ELIXIR MD™ device is used as part of standard perioperative care. * Able to provide informed consent and complete brief patient-reported questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy. * Basal cell carcinoma, thyroid disorders, or malignant tumors. * History of photosensitive skin disease or photosensitivity. * Epilepsy or seizure disorders. * Recent use of photosensitizing medications, including isotretinoin within the past 6 months; tetracyclines or ciprofloxacin within the past 5 days; chlorpromazine within the past 8 days; methotrexate within the past 3 days; or amiodarone, per physician discretion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ELIXIR MD Inc
Irvine, California, 92612, United States
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