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IPL Laser Rosacea
My face seems to get very red in the wintertime and I've been told this is rosacea - I am very fair-skinned. Does IPL or photo facial effectively treat this and how long will the redness stay away?
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Eva S
in Seattle, WA
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Yes.
IPL is an excellent choice for facial redness, and the fact that you are fair skinned makes the choice of doing a laser procedure even better since you are at low risk of complications. You will likely need a series of 6-8 treatments spaced a month apart each, and should place on being out of the sun immediately before and after these treatments.
Another very effective option is the flash-lamp pulsed dye laser (FLPD) at 585 or 595nm. The most current and effective FLPD laser on the market...
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IPL for rosacea
IPL is a good treatment option for rosacea. You may need several treatments one month apart from one another to see an improvement. It may also be beneficial to use metronidazole in between IPL treatments.
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IPL Laser Rosacea
IPL is one of the better treatments for Rosacea. Sometimes a topical antibiotic such as Metronidazole may be used in between IPL treatments. It is important to avoid the triggers such as hot drinks, spicy foods, heat, cold, and sun.
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IPL for rosacea redness
IPL is an appropriate treatment for the redness of rosacea. Most patients have triggers that activate their rosacea, such as alcohol, spicy foods, sun, heat and cold wind. Avoidance of your triggers determines how long the redness stays away. Consult your dermatologist for rosacea treatment.
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IPL 2-3 times a Year Helps Keep Rosacea Under Control
When the appropriate settings are used on the right skin type, IPL can be very effective in improving the appearance of redness and blood vessels associated with rosacea. I most commonly use IPL for rosacea and get gratifying results. Unfortunately there is a component of rosacea that is genetic, as well as many triggers that can make it worse, therefore rosacea has an inherent tendency to want to recur. At this time there is nothing that can change that. An IPL 2-3 times a year iswhat...
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IPL laser therapy and Rosacea
IPL is exceptionally effective at removing brown pigmented lesions such as age spots, sun spots, freckles and Melasma as well as diffuse redness such as rosacea leaving clearer, younger looking skin. Make sure to keep your skin hydrated and protected with SPF 20 or higher. Good Luck!
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IPL is effective
IPL is effective treatment. I usually have free consultation to see the patient and examine her for the severity and type of rosacea and to give advice on the proper laser or IPL treatment versus medicines or both. The cost is about $250 per treatment.
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Your skin will be improved....
Rosacea is a chronic long term condition that IPL or V-Beam can effectively treat by reversing some of the redness, but not permanently removing it. Your skin will be improved, but not made to look perfect.
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IPL for rosacea
IPL or BBL is an excellent treatment option for persistent redness, easy flushing, and dilated blood vessels, features of rosacea. Typically a series of 4-8 treatments is required, with maintenance therapy every 2-3 years or as needed (less often if rosacea triggers are avoided and you have diligent sunscreen use).
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IPL Works good for Rosacea
In our clinic many patients have experienced an improvement following IPL treatments. Usually 6 treatments will be needed.
In unserer Praxis lassen viele unserer Patienten Ihre Rosazea und ihre Gesichtsrötungen mit IPL behandeln. Meist erfolgen 6 Behandlungen im Abtstand von vier bis sechs Wochen.
Mainz Dermatologic Surgeon
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Rosacea is chronic, requires maintenance & IPL works.
Rosacea is a condition that is usually chronic, which is not to say that it is not treatable, just that repeat treament over the years may be required for maintenance of improvement. IPL, which is a LIGHT, not a laser, does work well, and usually requires at least a few sessions to give improvement. The V beam llaser is also effective, and faster/less sessions for results. From time to time repeat sessions may be needed as symptoms, (redness), return.
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IPL / BBL for rosacea
These light based treatments can be very effective for the redness and flushing component of rosacea. By treating the blood vessels, the vascular response is diminished. We have seen dramatic results for patients with rosacea even in patient who were suffering from stinging and burning from their rosacea . After several treatments their symptoms were gone. Please note the worse your rosacea, the more treatments you will need for optimal results. Lastly, none of the laser or...
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IPL for Rosacea
While IPL can help for Rosacea (have you been diagnosed?), it is a band-aid solution. If you are considering light based (laser) treatments for Rosacea, the gold standard is the Pulsed dye laser (Candela or Cynosure are the manufacturers).
Using an IPL for Rosacea may have some short term effects, but a vascular laser like the Cynosure V-Star will be much more successful at controlling the redness.
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Photofacial Facts
Photofacial is just another name for the use of an IPL or intense pulsed light source. Intense pulsed light sources are used throughout the country for the treatment of facial redness, as well as brown spots and unwanted hair, but most commonly for redness. The effectiveness of an IPL treatment is determined by the machine used and the experience of the user of that machine. Note, however, that IPL works best on fixed redness but has very little result on the blushing and flushing...
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