What is the role of FotoFacial in the treatment of Rosacea?
Rosacea is a common chronic condition of the face characterized by redness, dilated blood vessels and frequently developing pustules and swelling. Blushing is its most devastating characteristic. In 1975, the British Journal of Medicine called rosacea the most embarrassing disease. It affects those who blush in an area that cannot be covered. It has long been noted in the medical literature that blushing seems to mediate and worsen the condition. Unfortunately, no successful treatment existed until now to help stop or even diminish the blushing. Dermatologists have developed a successful protocol to control the embarrassing blushing by using intense light therapy. In controlling the blushing, the physician noted that the breakouts from rosacea were diminished in frequency and severity. Some rosacea patients were able to stop taking antibiotics they had been taking for years. Also the great nemesis of rosacea – the application of cortisone creams to control the condition often worsened
