Rosacea treatment
Traditional treatments
Dermatologists traditionally have prescribed a variety of oral and topical medications to treat rosacea. Oral antibiotics such as erythromicin, minocycline and tetracycline are used to reduce the inflammation and the formation of bumps and pimples while antibiotic gels are used to keep the symptoms under control. Neither oral nor topical treatments will cure rosacea so continued use of topical treatments has proven necessary to control symptoms. Topical treatments include metronidazole and azeliac acid.
Laser treatment
Laser treatment of rosacea has been shown to be an effective way of both reducing visible blood vessels and removing the thickening of the skin associated with rhinophyma.
To reduce the appearance of visible blood vessels the best results are achieved using a KTP laser and/or a Nd:YAG laser. For those patients who want to reduce the thickening of the skin around the cheeks and nose an erbium laser is better suited since it is the workhorse for gentle facial resurfacing.
In both cases Fotona offers relief to rosacea sufferers:
Fotona KTP/Nd:YAG laser therapy is based on selective photothermolysis where green KTP Nd:YAG light is strongly absorbed in smaller, superficial blood vessels while the neighboring tissues remain unaffected. The KTP Nd:YAG laser heats the interior of the blood vessels as well as vessels walls and thus irreversibly blocks the vessel.
On the other hand erbium lasers gently ablate the surface of the skin layer by layer without thermally affecting surrounding tissues. The result is the removal of most common superficial lesions, thermal rejuvenation and the stimulation of new collagen to give the skin a youthful and fresh look.