High-Frequency Therapy: The 'Violet Ray' Add-On for Clearer, Calmer Skin

Few facial tools have a more fascinating backstory than high frequency — and few are as quietly effective on breakout-prone skin. Our High-Frequency Add-On is a fast, gentle booster that helps disinfect and calm blemishes while giving your circulation a lift, using a glowing glass electrode that looks like something from a vintage laboratory.

By the Lumina Skin Sanctuary team — licensed esthetician studio in Fort Myers, FL. Last updated: August 20, 2026.

What is high-frequency therapy, and does it help acne?

High-frequency therapy is a gentle facial add-on that runs a low-current glass electrode over the skin to create ozone, a natural germicide that calms breakout-prone skin, boosts circulation, and soothes freshly extracted areas. At Lumina Skin Sanctuary in Fort Myers it is a $25 add-on to any facial. It supports clearer skin but is not a medical acne treatment.

What the add-on does

• Calms breakouts — the electrode produces ozone at the skin’s surface, which has a natural antibacterial effect on blemish-prone areas.
• Boosts circulation — the gentle current stimulates blood flow for a healthier-looking complexion.
• Supports post-extraction skin — often used right after extractions to help keep the cleared area calm.

The history — straight out of the age of Tesla

High-frequency skin devices descend from the high-frequency alternating currents pioneered by Nikola Tesla in the 1890s and the therapeutic research of French physiologist Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval. Early “violet ray” devices — glass electrodes filled with argon or neon that glow violet or orange — were wildly popular in the early 1900s. The science that keeps them relevant is simple and real: as the electrode passes over the skin, it ionizes surface oxygen into ozone, a natural germicide. That gives high frequency a genuine calming, antibacterial benefit for breakout-prone skin. See it glow on our Treatment Room page.

What you’ll see after your treatment

Skin looks calmer and more even, and blemishes often settle faster over the following days. There’s no downtime — it’s a comfortable, warming sensation and a faint, clean ozone scent.