Laser Rosacea Treatments

Dermatologists around the world have been using lasers to treat rosacea since the 1980s, but many of the original laser devices used for rosacea treatment Brooklyn ran a high risk of scarring and were not recommended for patients of certain skin types.

Today, there are more options for using laser therapy Brooklyn to manage and control rosacea, and more doctors are turning to intense pulsed light (IPL) to achieve better results. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set some very specific guidelines about what types of lasers can be used to treat skin problems such as rosacea, but there are more options available now than ever before. Here’s a close look at how laser rosacea treatments work, and what their key benefits are.

How Laser Rosacea Treatments Brooklyn Work

Laser rosacea treatments are designed to treat the persistent redness, dilated blood vessels and thickening of the skin on the nose and cheeks that are commonly associated with rosacea. Some lasers are effective for treating only the flushing and dilation of the blood vessels, while others are more effective at reducing the thickening of the skin.

The most effective lasers that can be used to treat rosacea include:

Pulsed Dye Laser
KTP Laser
Diode Laser
Nd:YAG Laser
CO2 Laser
Erbium: YAG Laser

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

Laser treatment involves the application of a certain type of medication or serum over the skin, and then passing the laser beam over the treated. The heat or light energy from the laser helps to break down the damaged skin cells and can eradicate visible blood vessels. Lasers such as the diode laser, KTP laser and Nd:YAG laser are especially effective for breaking down blood vessels and are less likely to cause any type of bruising. The CO2 laser and erbium: YAG laser are more effective at reducing skin thickness on the nose and cheek area, and can also be used to improve the contours of the nose.

Intense pulsed light (IPL) lasers, the newest and sometimes most effective type of treatment for rosacea, uses a non-laser light source to treat blood vessels on the face and reduce rosacea’s flushing effects. IPL devices have received FDA approval for treating fine dilated blood vessels on the face.