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IPL is excellent for rosacea

The first large scale, long term look at IPL that I’ve seen. The news is good, IPL is gaining more and more professional weight as a mainstream rosacea treatment. Also see the end of this article for links to more leading edge information on IPL.

Effective treatment of rosacea using intense pulsed light systems. Dermatologic Surgery. 2005 Oct;31(10):1285-9., Schroeter CA, Haaf-von Below …

 

photo rejuvenation with IPL

Facial photo rejuvenation using two different intense pulsed light (IPL) wavelength bands

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 120-126, 2004

Keywords: photo rejuvenation, skin rejuvenation, treatment, pigment, vascular lesions, telangiectasia, diffuse erythema, IPL, intense pulsed light

Background and Objectives: Intense pulsed light (IPL) systems are increasingly used for treatment of photo damaged skin. In the present study, we investigated the clinical efficacy and …

 

treating rosacea with intense pulsed light (IPL)

A good placeholder article that gives a nice introduction into the applicability of IPL to treating rosacea. Over time more papers are being published that show that for many, IPL is a good option for rosacea. See the end of the post for more pointers to further up-to-date information.

Treatment of rosacea with intense pulsed light., Journal of Drugs in Dermatology 2003 Jun;2(3):254-9.

Rosacea is …

 

IPL for facial blood vessels (telangiectasias)

This paper is discussing research that shows IPL is an effective and safe treatment for facial blood vessels. After between 1 and 4 treatments, the vast majority of patients had a 50% or better improvement in the number of blood vessels.

Intense pulsed light source for treatment of facial telangiectasias, Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, Volume 3, Number 4, 1 December 2001, pp. 169-173(5), Peter …

 

Treating Vascular Lesions with IPL

Another 2003 Paper about IPL.

Treatment of the vascular lesions of the face and neck using selective vascular photothermolysis with intense pulse light

European Journal of Plastic Surgery Issue: Volume 26, Number 6, November 2003, Pages: 319 - 323

Keywords: Vascular lesions - Intense pulse light - Laser - Photothermolysis

Tahsin Oguz Acartürk1 and Guy M. Stofman2

(1) Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, …