Acne Rosacea: [rosacea] Re: PULSE DYE LASER

Sunday, December 03, 2006

[rosacea] Re: PULSE DYE LASER

--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Arnold"
<phlika29@...> wrote:
>
> Many years ago I had the pulse dye laser. Tradionally this
machine is used for treating
> redness and things like port wine stains. Compared with the newer
type lasers/IPL it can
> have longer down time (due to purpura-dark marks that appear and
take a few weeks to
> go) and can also leave permenant markings where the laser has
removed the redness/
> broken veins in comparison to the untreated skin.
>
> When I had it done they did it at a level that left the pupura for
a month or so, nowadays
> they can do it at lower levels that do not leave this markings.
You need to find out what
> machine they have and whether there aim is to leave this pupura or
not.
>
> Have a look at the video in this link to Dr Crouch giving a
treatment with this type
>
>
http://www.tawhillsurgery.com/videofiles/LaserVideos/LaserVideoLibrar
yIndex.htm
>
> Before treatment I would want to know if this is offered because
it's the only one they
> have, how they will treat you and the expected outcome. For me it
was extremely effective
> but to lessen the demarcation lines left from it I had to have
IPL.
>
> Sarah
>
>
> --- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "lalie1234" <lalie1234@>
wrote:
> >
> > MY DOCTOR RECOMMEND ME THE TREATMENT WITH PULSE DYE LASER.
> > I WANT TO KNOW IF SOMEONE HAD THAT TREATMENT BEFORE AND HOW IT
WORK?
> > AND IF IT WORK?
> >
>
Hi!
Thank you for your answer. I am new to this, I have my condition
for about five years and it seems that I'm allergic to most of the
treatments so I'm scared to keep on trying things on my face.