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Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:29 pm  |
Back on the forum after a long time away!
Wondering what everyone's opinion is on the best at-home light therapy device for rosacea or facial skin redness? 
I have mild rosacea and my formerly acne-prone, and still currently sensitive skin tends toward redness and slotchiness. Am wanting to start wearing less foundation and powder, but feel too uncomfortable doing so unless I get the redness and splotching under control. I work in a professional environment (law firm) and cannot look unpolished, which is how my splotchy skin looks without sufficient coverage.
Help? Your opinions are greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!  |
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:28 pm |
Hi,
590 nm Yellow
660 nm Red
830 or 850 nm Infrared
All good wavelengths for redness/rosacea.
A word of caution: some people with rosacea seem to experience (some) flushing with the use of infrared (which subsides after a while). Some just can’t handle infrared at all (I guess more severe cases).
I did a quick search and found this article:
http://rosacea-research.org/wiki/index.php?title=Combining_Light-Based_Treatments_and_Topicals_for_Rosacea:_Dr._David_J._Goldberg%2C_MD
Quote from the article:
“Basic rule is yellow LED for mild redness, red LED for more inflamed rosacea, combination of red and near-infrared for inflammation and swelling”.
It will require consistent use over a longer period of time for LED to show results.
Most of the ‘at home units’ use one or a combination of the above wavelengths. There are many options to choose from. Some good, some not so good.
Do you prefer a panel device or a handheld? |
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male, 45, sensitive skin, broken caps, some hyperpigmentation |
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Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:21 am |
| Well I was looking for something like this from days. Thanks for sharing such a good article. I was also thinking about light-based treatments or to get a Blue LED treatment. |
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Sun Aug 26, 2012 5:26 pm |
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| ... Do you prefer a panel device or a handheld? |
Hi Jimm,
Thank you so much for your reply and the article link, I will take a look at it.
I'm not really certain which type of device I prefer, but I think I'm leaning more toward a handheld because I think it might be more portable and easier to use, plus I can concentrate it on specific areas like the left side of my face, which, for some reason, tends to have more redness on the cheek area.
Do you have any recommendations on a device? My hope was that someone who has used a device that really worked on their rosacea would pipe in with their advice. |
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Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:00 pm |
Hi MermaidGirl,
I don't have a recommendation on a specific device but maybe you could find some info on the Lightstim Rosacea thread.
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=32096
Or maybe you could email Rita from Prolight and ask her if the yellow/amber led would help your type of redness. |
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male, 45, sensitive skin, broken caps, some hyperpigmentation |
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Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:36 pm |
Jimm, thank you again, so much, for pointing me in the direction of that thread! I really appreciate your helpfulness. I will take a look at that thread, and also see about contacting Rita.
Thanks again! |
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Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:01 am |
Having tried the Finacea for rosacea/redness and metrogels in the past, etc. (plus the Baby Q) the only thing that has worked for me was the IPL (when done correctly).
I have asked all of my estheticians/derms/docs thru the years about the results of LED for rosacea and none were encouraging.
As for me, having used the Baby Q for years, it did not help. And while it did make my face flush while using it, it was gone by the next morning.
Having to go back in the next few weeks for a follow-up to the Finacea run (again) with my derm, I will see what is next to try, other than another IPL.
They all have told me that topical Retin-A of any kind on my skin will make it worse and cause more broken caps. Hmmm... |
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Joined the 50 club several years back, blonde w/ fair/sensitive skin, Texas humidity and prone to rosacea, light breakouts and sunburns, combo skin type, starting to see sundamage and fine lines |
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Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:10 am |
Hi
I've recently read an article that facial redness could be due to facial plethora. Here is the link to it http://mobilehealthdata.com/facial-plethora/
If your case is the same then the above link is very useful for you. |
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