IPL articles ↓
April 7th, 2010, by David Pascoe | IPL, dry eye
KGMH Denver Channel 7 has a piece today, Drop-Free Dry Eye Treatment, highlighting the use of IPL for treating suffers of chronic Dry Eye. The medical authority behind the article is Dr. Joseph Eviatar, medical director of Chelsea Eye and Cosmetic Surgery Associates in New York. Dr. Eviatar discusses the use of IPL, describing how the light acts as a “warm compress that unplugs …
February 2nd, 2010, by David Pascoe | IPL, laser therapy
A recent segment on ABC-TV’s Good Morning America Health featured rosacea. One slant put on this television story was promoted by a followup press release that highlights the use of Aesthera’s Isolaz technology. In the past Aesthera’s …
October 9th, 2009, by David Pascoe | IPL, dry eye, ocular rosacea
WSOC-TV Charlotte, Carolina is syndicating a story about using IPL to successfully treat dry eye. Dr. Coad details how he is using IPL to treat this eye condition that is sometimes also found in ocular rosacea sufferers. Dr. Mannis in his interview for the RSRP had this to say about IPL and ocular rosacea. Q: Do you think …
June 1st, 2009, by David Pascoe | IPL, green tea, natural treatments, topicals
This just published paper is suggesting that the topical application of polyphenol antioxidants (aka green tea) post IPL treatment resulted in more hydrated skin and reduced oxidative degradation of skin lipids. The authors suggest that this will enhance the effects of the IPL therapy. This post-treatment therapy is in addition to some other recently published research that patients treated immediately after IPL with a …
March 24th, 2009, by David Pascoe | IPL, in the news
The UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph has a short fluff piece on IPL. As is usually the case with this style of article there is little substance. The reporter was not impressed with the results but was impressed with the pain and bruising and swelling. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL): miracle cure or waste of money? It is …