Red Light Therapy Bed vs. Panel: What's the Difference?

October 4, 2026

Short answer: a full-body red light bed treats your whole body at once with the light close to your skin. A panel treats only the area it faces. If you want head-to-toe coverage in one short session, a bed is the simpler option.

Stephanie: "The full body is just that. You get the whole complete body doing the treatment, where panels are only gonna hit wherever you lay them at."

Coverage

A bed surrounds you, front and back. A panel lights one side of one area, so treating more of your body means repositioning and repeating.

Distance from the light

How close you are to the diodes matters. In a bed you lie right against the light surface. With a panel, the distance depends on where you stand or how you mount it.

Time

One 10 to 20 minute bed session covers everything. Getting the same coverage from a panel takes several sessions back to back.

Cost

Home panels are a one-time purchase but cover a small area. At HE Med Spa, a Body Balance bed package starts at 4 sessions for $178, and new clients get 50% off their first month.

Our bed: Body Balance, made in the USA, FDA-registered (#3010627475) and NRTL-certified. It is not marketed as FDA-approved or FDA-cleared. See the bed and pricing.

FAQ

Is a red light bed better than a panel?

They do different jobs. A full-body bed treats your whole body in one session with the light close to your skin. A panel treats only the area it faces, so covering your whole body takes several positions.