Acne Rosacea: Re: [rosacea] Red (or Yellow?) LED Therapy

Hi Elena,

Maybe you should cut the time off a little bit, I know it says 15 minutes on the instruction, but maybe try 5~10 minutes as your face seems very sensitive now. I am doing the routine 15 minutes every night about 20 minutes after I wash my face n put on my skincare. Did you use the LED light right after you wash your face n put on the Squalon oil? If you did, try wait longer, wait till the oil is absorbed completely n then use the LED, the LED may not heat up your face but maybe it will warm up the oil you put on your face n cause the sensitivity. Hang in there!

Lucia

Elena Mutter <emgm42000@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks Tamara. It would be easier if I could decide if the flare is stress, the LED light, the Squalon oil or hey, the air we breathe! I'm leaning toward the stress. I've done nothing but cry the last two days and just generally hate myself so that's where I'm leaning. But can anyone say if the red LED can make you feel "sunburned"? I hesitate to throw that out there only because this flare is nothing that I haven't felt before but I am just a little "pinker-red" than I normally get...........but then again; WHAT'S normal with this? Two years ago I had never flushed or turned red so there really is no normal. Just curious. I think I am staying the 2 to 6 inches from the light (and by the way, it does get warm to the touch. Not what I'd call hot, cause I can touch it without burning myself; but definitely warm after about 8 minutes) so it's not like my face is heating up. Today I just had ice packs on my face and eyes all day. I just hate it when I get depressed
and all "poor me". But I don't bother my family with it or anything. I mean, I still do my thing and take care of everyone, but once I can go to bed or be alone I'm just crying and way too melancholy. I hate it when that happens LOL! I think I'm going to go to bed and watch funny Christmas movies..........thanks again Tamara; I love you and this group. Totally amazing people............now I'm going to cry again! Ssshhh........

Love,
Elena

rose jill <roseflowerbloom@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Oh Elena, I am sorry to hear this news, and I am sure your family issues have alot to do with it, after all stress really makes rosacea worse. I know how frustrating things can be when we have to try so many things and find out dissapointment. Sometimes, I get so fed up myself with not being able to do the simplist things I use to do and enjoy, but we have to cope with what we have been given and make it work, just know that when things are not going well, we are all here to help each other through this stage in our lives and ...o.k elena by now you are probably getting the voilin out,....o.k where is it lol I know you are about to throw up with my choice of words, elena ya life can suck and sometimes we can get so fed up. Elena, I just hope things get better and you are able to relax with a warm cup of green tea. bye elena tamara

Elena Mutter <emgm42000@yahoo.com> wrote:
Well, I was going to wait a few months before posting anything on my experience, but since you asked I will tell. I am going on my third week with the acnelamp one head all red LED and so far nothing. I am considerably worse today but my gut tells me it is a whole lot of stress and not the lamp. Big family issues with mom and enough said. Today my nose and spreading out to my cheeks is very red and my occular symptoms are about ready to make me jump off a bridge. I am going to try to calm down (but I don't hold out much hope for that), use the lamp as soon as I'm done here and go strictly protein and green vegetables starting tomorrow. This should be difficult with Thanksgiving and all the cooking I have to do. I am just so sick of dry, tight, stinging skin and eyes. All those oils and supplements and I still feel like leather. Life really sucks..........pardon my bad language, please.

Take care all,
Elena

tangont wrote:
I would like to hear from members of this group who have purchased
LED therapy devices if they have seen unequivocal and sustained
positive results from their use. What wavelengths were used in your
devices? How often did you use it? Were there any negative side-
effects?

Incidentally, we now have a thread about a doctor (Dr. Goldberg) who
uses yellow LED light to treat rosacea. Is this the same wavelength
as used in IPL treatments? If so, is there something unique about
this wavelength over other nearby colors? And for example, could not
someone use bandpass filtered sunlight to achieve the same effect?

So while I'm a bit skeptical, if this approach appears to have some
efficacy, I intend on building a prototype LED array based on the
best information I can find. At the moment, I have defined a
combination 660/880nM array using 96 and 72 LEDs respectively,
divided among 3 "hinged" panels. Using a 5Volt power supply, the
array would draw about 2.2Amp. It shouldn't be difficult to re-
implement the array for other color LEDs, if it turns out that, say,
a 585nM yellow LED produces a better effect. But before I spend the
time and dollars on this, I want to have some confidence that it
will be worth it.

Wayne

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