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You may have noticed that your face flushes when you enter a warm room, but have you ever thought about how that process actually works ? Well, a nicely written article just released on the web goes into detail about how your body responds when you go from a cold room to a warm room. Colin Dahl, rosacea sufferer himself, from …

From: Lucy Noland offers tip for others to avoid the same pain. 11 News anchor Lucy Noland wanted to share her personal experience so that others can avoid getting burned. A few weeks ago, I went in to get some freckles removed. The result? I was left burned so badly that I couldn’t work for a week. From the bright …

This paper is good news for both those undergoing IPL treatments and those interested in Light Emitting Diode (LED) therapy as a anti-redness treatment. Patients treated immediately after IPL with a LED device showed that their post-treatment redness subsided faster compared to not also being treated with LED. Use of light-emitting diode photomodulation to reduce erythema and discomfort …

This 2007 paper confirms another study which was published in the same journal in 2003, titled Objective and Quantitative Improvement of Rosacea-Associated Erythema After Intense Pulsed Light Treatment. The 2003 paper had the bold conclusion “As demonstrated by truly objective and quantitative means, intense pulsed light is effective for reducing rosacea-associated blood flow, telangiectasia, and erythema.”. A doppler radar was used in the 2003 study, this …

Efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light therapy using wavelengths of 400-700 nm and 870-1200 nm for acne vulgaris

Aditya Gupta, MD, PhD, MBA, Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Center (Sunnybrook site) and the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mediprobe Research Inc, London, ON, Canada

Acne vulgaris results from accumulation of sebum and Propionibacterium acnes bacteria in the pilosebaceous unit, producing pustules, …