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A newly filed patent contains a proposed rosacea treatment using small bands of infrared radiation between 790nm and 900nm with a power between 1 and 100 mW/cm^2. The unit proposed could be a LED device, used …

A recent abstract from Dermatologic Surgery suggests that treatment with 590nm LED therapy following fractional laser skin resurfacing helps patients more quickly recover from the post treatment erythema. Whilst skin resurfacing with a laser is considered dangerous for rosacea sufferers, the fact that LED therapy help speed up recovery is good news for LED and low level light therapy in general. The study showed that …

From the Nov 1, 2008 edition of DermatologyTimes;

Synergistic effect: Combining LED devices with PDL or IPL optimizes rosacea treatment
Combination laser and light-based treatments for rosacea have a synergistic effect and are now being studied, according to David J. Goldberg, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist in practice since 1985 at Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey.

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“Recently, we have started to look …

Blue light in combination with red light has been shown to be effective in the treatment of acne. It has been proposed that the 2 colours act together synergistically to combine their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory actions.

This paper looks at the handheld unit called the Omnilux clear-U (from Photo Therapeutics). This unit has a flat plane measuring, 60mm x 50mm, consisting of LEDs …

TP has posted an update to her Low Level Light Therapy- an overview thread at the Rosacea Support Forum.

This recent update is from a document called Cellular Mechanisms of Low-Power Laser Therapy.

Thanks for the update TP. This thread is worth a read for those interested in Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) such as LEDs, infrared, red and blue light.
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