Acne Rosacea: Re: [rosacea] Blue light possible precursor for Rosacea?

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Re: [rosacea] Blue light possible precursor for Rosacea?

--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, Elena Mutter <emgm42000@...>
wrote:
>
> HI Jon, blue is thought to aggravate rosacea. Most of us are
using red LED, or a red LED and near infrared light and yellow is
being considered.
>
> leemey2000 <johnjameskeane@...> wrote: Hi All,
>
> While this is my first post here, I have valued the incredible
> information and assistance offered by the group through this site
> since I was diagnosed at the start of the year.
>
> My R. is generally of the P & P nature brought on by flushing and
> other triggers. Earlier in the year, I underwent a course of 7 x
> light therapy 30 min blue and 30 min red, thinking (in my limited
> knowledge then!!) that my P & P were Acne-related. A couple of
years
> ago I got some benefit from a blue light course for Acne
(comodonic
> kind) which has now changed to the painless but ugly red p & p s
of
> Rosacea.
>
> My condition has worsed over the past few months since then and
> I 've got to wondering if the Blue (UV) light may have
exascerbated
> things?
>
> I ask advice on this because I'm considering getting a lamp for
home
> therapy and would still consider blue with red, nbut not if the
blue
> is lightly to aggravate the condition.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Jon
>
>
> Thanks Elena, I will keep researching.

John
>
>
>
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