October 12th, 2006, by David Pascoe | telangectasia
A paper that I highlighted in January (see clinically measuring facial blood vessels) is now available as a full text web page and also as a PDF file.
Occasionally the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology puts full text articles from an Issue up for free on their web site.
Given that we can now view the whole paper including photographs, it is worth revisiting this article.
The …
May 2nd, 2006, by David Pascoe | research, telangectasia
Some interesting looking technology that one day might prove to be another tool in treating vascular rosacea. Anything that can help a laser treatment target vessels more accurately will be a bonus for sufferers.Vein-viewing Tech LaunchedLuminetx ships an imaging device that flashes the body’s veins onto the skinWith the help of infrared light, Luminetx has developed an imaging device …
January 9th, 2006, by David Pascoe | telangectasia
Videocapillaroscopic alterations in erythematotelangiectatic rosacea.
Journal American Academy Dermatology. 2006 Jan;54(1):100-4
Rosina P, Zamperetti MR, Giovannini A, Chieregato C, Girolomoni G.
BACKGROUND: Rosacea is a common chronic dermatosis that involves the cutaneous microvasculature of the face. There are no objective measures for assessing the severity of erythematotelangiectatic rosacea.
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to characterize and provide objective measures of vessel changes in erythematotelangiectatic rosacea by videocapillaroscopy.
METHODS: We compared …
December 5th, 2005, by David Pascoe | laser therapy, red face, telangectasia
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This is the third promising looking paper on KTP Laser in the last 2 years. See below for more links if you are interested in KTP laser and rosacea.
KTP stands for Potassium Titanyl Phosphate – aren’t you glad you asked !
Treatment …
November 14th, 2005, by David Pascoe | laser therapy, telangectasia
Treatment of superficial cutaneous vascular lesions: experience with the KTP 532 nm laser., Lasers in Medical Science, August 2004, 19(1):1-5. Clark C, Cameron H, Moseley H, Ferguson J, Ibbotson SH. Photobiology Unit, Department of Dermatology, Ninewells Hospital Medical School, University of Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
Abstract: Whilst most facial telangiectasias respond well to short-pulse-duration pulsed dye laser therapy, studies have shown that for the treatment …
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