Comments on: IPL pain and no gain: Telegraph Health & Well Being http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html Where the rosacea community meets to support each other Wed, 23 May 2012 15:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: frances http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html/comment-page-1#comment-36089 frances Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:09:56 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html#comment-36089 Sorry I can't ID what you describe Jean. This is a damned nuisance, this disease. I just had my 5th and last IPL - hasn't really worked to rectify the redness unfortunately. The skin tone is improved. Derm now suggests a laser treatment and warns it will bruise badly. Mottled areas following that will be treated with IPL. Will let you all know how it works out - maybe by summer things will have happened! Sorry I can’t ID what you describe Jean.
This is a damned nuisance, this disease.
I just had my 5th and last IPL – hasn’t really worked to rectify the redness unfortunately.
The skin tone is improved.
Derm now suggests a laser treatment and warns it will bruise badly. Mottled areas following that will be treated with IPL.
Will let you all know how it works out – maybe by summer things will have happened!

]]> By: Jean http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html/comment-page-1#comment-29732 Jean Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:01:09 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html#comment-29732 Hi everyone out there affected by Rosacea. I have had a chronic case of rosacea followed by the same dermatologist.for 35 yrs. Up until 2001, I had been dealing with Level 2. A little IPL did the trick. Following ( what was called a " mini-facelift), this level has been fastly progressing. I, believe, trauma to the skin (from the procedure)has caused this. In the past year , the condition is affecting the skin itself and now has progressed to metophyma (forehead). It is extremely painful and feels as though there are a million slivers on my forehead....and seems to be rapidly moving to cover more and more of the forhead tissue . Tetracycline and topical ointments have been ineffective. Does anyone have advice /or cna you identify ? Thanks Jean Hi everyone out there affected by Rosacea.

I have had a chronic case of rosacea followed by the same dermatologist.for 35 yrs.
Up until 2001, I had been dealing with Level 2. A little IPL did the trick.
Following ( what was called a ” mini-facelift), this level has been fastly progressing.
I, believe, trauma to the skin (from the procedure)has caused this.

In the past year , the condition is affecting the skin itself and now has progressed to metophyma (forehead).
It is extremely painful and feels as though there are a million slivers on my forehead….and seems to be rapidly moving to cover more and more of the forhead tissue .

Tetracycline and topical ointments have been ineffective.

Does anyone have advice /or cna you identify ?

Thanks
Jean

]]> By: Rachael http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html/comment-page-1#comment-27339 Rachael Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:58:50 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/ipl-pain-and-no-gain-telegraph-health-well-being.html#comment-27339 I have to agree. I have mild rosacea (probably erythema). I have always been pink skinned/blushed on the cheeks as a little girl and now 38, am quite red on the cheeks, forehead and nose. I was seeing a derm. for about a year trying different topicals. Tried the metrogel, finacea and none of it worked. She said my last resort was IPL. 5 treatments and $1500 later, I look no different. (I kind of feel my condition maybe needed to be worse to gain any benefits from this laser treatment..?). Anyway, it's very expensive and we suffers will literally try anything. I hope it works for others. I have to agree. I have mild rosacea (probably erythema). I have always been pink skinned/blushed on the cheeks as a little girl and now 38, am quite red on the cheeks, forehead and nose. I was seeing a derm. for about a year trying different topicals. Tried the metrogel, finacea and none of it worked. She said my last resort was IPL. 5 treatments and $1500 later, I look no different. (I kind of feel my condition maybe needed to be worse to gain any benefits from this laser treatment..?). Anyway, it’s very expensive and we suffers will literally try anything. I hope it works for others.

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