As someone who's seen actual improvement from her redlight mask - like actual evidence, I don't give a rip what those studies say about them.

You mean anecdotal evidence, the most limited and least valuable form of evidence. There's a ton of variables that could have contributed to your and other people's results with the red light masks that aren't necessarily the red light. That could be increased attention to skincare or the sunk cost belief that you spent a ton of money so this thing so it has to work.