Photoderm Paragraph from Allure Magazine, July 2000

[Guest guest]

I saw a short article in the recent issue of Allure Magazine

regarding photoderm. Here is is:

Getting Flashed

First there was laser resurfacing. Then there was

microdermabrasion. Now there's photorejuvenation, or Intense Pulsed

Light (IPL) therapy. This latest skin-perfecting technique, already

cleared by the FDA, has been shown to erase broken capillaries and

fade age spots, freckles, and the red blotchiness associated with

rosacea -- with virtually little to no trauma to the outermost layers

of skin. It may even boost the growth of collagen, reports a soon-to-

be published study conducted by dermatologist J. Goldberg,

chief of dermatologic surgery at New Jersey Medical School in

Newark. Photorejuvenation -- which is also known as EpiFacial,

FotoFacial or PhotoFacial -- works by sending pulses of intense

nonlaser light to the skin. " The light penetrates and heats up the

skin's deepest layers, triggering new collagen formation. " A series

of five treatments, three weeks apart, is usually needed to get the

best results. There are drawbacks: Slight redness and swelling can

occur for up to 24 hours after the treatment, it costs a total of

about $2,500 for the five sessions, and it cannot be used to treat

those with dark skin or anyone taking Accutane.

Along with the article there are before and after pictures of a 41-

year-old patient of Dr. H. Bitter, Jr., who had five

Photoderm treatments.

Matija