Acne Rosacea: [rosacea] Re: RE:Dr. David J. Goldberg: Combining Light-Based Treatments & Topicals f

Sunday, December 03, 2006

[rosacea] Re: RE:Dr. David J. Goldberg: Combining Light-Based Treatments & Topicals f

Hi Matt,

One last thing. Potentially the difference between the home based
units and the more powerful medical quality units is in how frequently
treatments must be administered. It appears based on posts that I've
read from users of home based units, that they seem to work best with
more frequent use, whereas the medical quality units seem to allow
more infrequent treatments. Just a thought...

Dan

--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, Matthew I <mtthw_i@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Thanks for getting these questions off Dr Goldberg and a
big thanks to Dr Goldberg for answering them.
>
> I understand he would be an extremely busy man, However I feel like
he did not answer the questions thoroughly. He didn't provide any
evidence besides what he had seen. He only used statements such as
"appears to be" and "seems to suggest" which I don't think is the
proof that the Rosacean community needs.
>
> Once again, I understand he would be an extremely busy man, and I am
very grateful that he has already taken the time to answer these
questions, but is there any chance that he can explain the WHY behind
all the claims?
>
> For example, WHY did the Yellow LED treatment shrink the blood
vessels and what exactly did it do to them that caused a reduction in
visible size? Can you show us the studies? How many people was this
conducted on? By what factor were they made smaller?
>
> He answered a little more thoroughly to the question about RED /
N.I.R LED's when he said "Red and near-infrared LED have a major
impact on many cells that cause inflammation"
> But what is this major impact on many cells?
>
> Goldberg says "Home units generally are not powerful enough to lead
to same results as medical quality units"
>
> Can he elaborate on this? Regardless of the power source, The lighy
output of an LED will approach a limit. If you analyse the Light
Output Vs Drive current curve, the light output will flatten and
approach a maximum regardless of the drive current.
>
> Is this a scheme to make it seem essential that we go to a clinic
for treatments?
> Or is there some special high light output LED that is not available
for purchase by the general public? Can he supply his treatment levels
in Joules per square cm?
>
> I don't mean to sound unnappreciateive here. I am very thankful that
he answered some of our questions. But can he please provide the
evidence we need?
>
>
> Were you satisfied with his answers Dan?
>
> Matt.
>
>
>
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> Hi All,
>
> Dr David J. Goldberg, MD, director of Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists
> of New York and New Jersey and a clinical professor of dermatology and
> director of laser research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New
> York, has kindly answered a few questions for us on his Dermatology
> Times article, "Combining light-based treatments, topicals for
> rosacea". A compilation of these questions and answers has been
> added to Experts' Comments section of the Rosacea Support Resource
Pages:
>
> http://rosacea- research- foundation. org/wiki/ index.php/
Combining_ Light-Based_ Treatments_ and_Topicals_ for_Rosacea:
_Dr._David_ J._Goldberg% 2C_MD
>
> We'd like to thank Dr. Goldberg again for taking the time to help
> answer some of our questions.
>
> The full Rosacea Support Resource Page list can also be browsed from
> the following link (or by clicking on the link at the top right of the
> Rosacea Support home page):
>
> http://rosacea- research. org/wiki/ index.php/ Main_Page
>
> Hopefully this new page will provide information that you will find
> helpful. Please be sure to discuss the information contained within
> the Resource Pages with a qualified physician in order to determine
> the best form of treatment for you.
>
> And again, please feel free to send any feedback on the Resource
> Pages, including suggestions for modifications, additions, etc to
> wiki-feedback@ rosacea-research .org
>
> Dan
>
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