Surgery can leave the body swollen, sore, stiff, and difficult to position. A recovery treatment should ease that period without competing with your surgeon’s instructions.
InHands provides red light therapy near San Jose at its Los Gatos postoperative clinic. Using the full-body LightStim LED Bed and Face Panel, the team may add this non-invasive light therapy to a plan for pain, inflammation, circulation, muscle recovery, and tissue support.
Red light therapy is a form of photobiomodulation, also called PBM therapy. The equipment delivers selected wavelengths of visible red and near-infrared light. These wavelengths interact with light-sensitive structures in cells and may influence mitochondrial activity, cellular signaling, and local circulation.
Scientific research has examined PBM therapy for pain, inflammation, tissue repair, skin response, and physical recovery. Effectiveness varies according to the device, treatment area, wavelength, dose, condition, and treatment goals. More light is not automatically better.
Red light therapy does not use ultraviolet light and will not tan the skin. It also differs from an infrared sauna, which relies primarily on sustained heat.
Red light therapy may support blood flow, temporary pain relief, muscle relaxation, and tissue recovery after surgery. InHands uses PBM therapy as supportive care, never as a substitute for wound care, medication, rehabilitation, lymphatic treatment, or evaluation of a complication.
Detail | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Cost | 50–75 per session |
| Downtime | None from the light treatment; surgical restrictions still apply |
| Pain | No needles or manual pressure; most patients notice gentle warmth |
| Duration | 30 minutes for a LightStim LED Bed session |
| Location | Los Gatos, serving San Jose and Silicon Valley |
| Treatment plan | Start with one treatment, then adjust frequency to your recovery |
At InHands, red light therapy is used inside a broader postoperative plan. Depending on the procedure and healing stage, potential benefits may include:
The treatment may help some patients feel more comfortable. It cannot guarantee faster recovery, prevent a complication, close an incision, drain fluid, or treat an infection.
New drainage, fever, rapidly increasing redness, sudden swelling, shortness of breath, or sharply worsening pain requires medical assessment. Another light therapy session is not the right response.
Red light therapy is associated with skin rejuvenation because photobiomodulation may affect collagen and elastin activity, redness, skin tone, skin texture, and elasticity. These effects vary and usually require more than one session.
InHands keeps skin vitality claims in proportion. Light therapy may support the tissue environment during healing, but it cannot erase a surgical scar, eliminate wrinkles, or replace your surgeon’s scar-care plan.
InHands offers a full-body LightStim LED Bed and a LightStim Face Panel. The bed provides broad exposure across the body. The panel allows focused treatment around the face when full-body coverage is unnecessary or postoperative positioning makes a panel more practical.
The LightStim Professional LED Bed is FDA-cleared for temporary relief of minor muscle and joint pain and stiffness, temporary improvement in local blood circulation, and muscle relaxation. That clearance does not establish every healing, skin, wellness, or performance claim found online.
The team selects the equipment around your procedure, symptoms, mobility, and surgeon’s restrictions.
There is no universal start date. Timing depends on the procedure, condition of the incisions, dressings or drains, compression garments, medications, swelling, mobility, and instructions from the surgical team.
Your first visit includes a review of your surgery date, symptoms, treatment goals, medications, and restrictions. Pregnancy, photosensitive conditions, and light-sensitizing medications require additional clinical review.
Some patients may be cleared early. Others need more time. Your surgeon’s guidance controls the decision when a wound concern or medical qualification is present.
You will be positioned on the LightStim LED Bed or near the Face Panel. The InHands team accounts for tender tissue, limited mobility, garments, and restrictions on lying flat. The equipment delivers light without needles, massage pressure, or electrical stimulation.
A red light bed session lasts 30 minutes. Most patients feel mild warmth and can relax during treatment.
There is no treatment-specific downtime. Your surgical restrictions remain in place. Do not resume drivin
InHands recommends beginning with one treatment. The team can then adjust frequency according to your procedure, response, healing stage, and other therapies.
Some patients combine full-body red light therapy with postoperative lymphatic treatment. Others use it later with mobility work or rehabilitation. If symptoms or outcomes are not changing, the plan should be reassessed
Pricing reflects the treatment format and package selected. InHands offers 30-minute red light bed sessions for $50 to $75. Red light therapy may also be added to a postoperative lymphatic appointment.
InHands serves San Jose patients at 100 Los Gatos Saratoga Road, Suite A, Los Gatos, CA 95032.
Many providers market red light therapy for general wellness, energy levels, or post-workout recovery. InHands applies the technology inside a dedicated postoperative practice.
The team considers the surgery, incisions, swelling, pain pattern, medications, mobility, and surgeon's instructions before deciding where light therapy fits. Red light may be useful. Lymphatic care, rehabilitation, or surgeon follow-up may deserve priority.
Schedule an assessment to review your procedure, symptoms, medications, and recovery goals. The InHands team will determine if the LightStim LED Bed or Face Panel belongs in your treatment plan.
There is no universal start date. Timing depends on your procedure, incision status, drains, medications, swelling, mobility, and surgeon’s instructions. InHands reviews these factors at your first visit. Some patients may begin early, while others should wait until a wound concern or positioning restriction has resolved.
Photobiomodulation may help with short-term pain and swelling in some postoperative settings, but results vary by surgery, device, dose, and protocol. It should be used as supportive care, not a guaranteed route to faster healing. Rapidly increasing swelling, new drainage, fever, shortness of breath, or worsening pain requires medical evaluation.
InHands recommends starting with one 30-minute session. Your clinician can then adjust the frequency based on your procedure, healing stage, response, and other therapies. Photobiomodulation protocols vary considerably, so the same fixed series does not fit every patient.
Yes, when the clinical team determines that the pairing is appropriate. Red light therapy provides passive LED exposure, while postoperative lymphatic therapy addresses swelling, tissue mobility, fibrosis, garments, and movement. Combining them may simplify care, but either treatment should pause when symptoms suggest a surgical complication.
It serves a different purpose. A full-body LightStim bed covers a much larger area and allows clinician-guided positioning. A home mask treats mainly the face and varies in fit, output, and protocol. In-office screening also matters after surgery. The LightStim Bed Pro uses red and infrared wavelengths and is designed for professional full-body treatment.
Do not rely on a blanket yes. Tell the InHands team about every implant, plate, mesh, and permanent suture, along with your surgery date, incision status, medications, and surgeon’s restrictions. The treatment area and your ability to position safely affect the decision. Light-sensitive conditions or medications may require additional clearance.
At InHands, a 30-minute red light therapy session costs $50 to $75, depending on package selection. Treatment is provided at the Los Gatos clinic for patients from San Jose and Silicon Valley. Red light therapy may also be added to a postoperative lymphatic appointment.
