photoderm, V beam, PDL, etc.

[Guest guest]

I'm knew to the group - I'm 28 and was recently diagnosed with the

beginning signs of rosacea (main thing is redness. Warmth especially seems

to make me flush quite a bit). I've started using cea LTD, just last

week, and am fairly happy with what I've seen so far. I'm also considering

having laser treatment for the vessels/capillaries, and have been

contacting local Physicians (in New Hampshire) to try to find one that

does Photoderm. The closest I've come is one that says they do it about

twice a year (they rent the machine from somewhere, but there isn't enough

demand to keep it year round), and two places that say they do Pulsed

laser removal of varicose veins and such, but they called it V beam or PDL

(PLD?). Are these the same/similar as Photoderm, or worth trying?

Thanks,

Mike

[Guest guest]

Mike: I'd stick with the LTD and try all of the non-intrusive things

before going with laser surgery. I've seen some real nightmare stories

with laser surgery on the Discovery Channel. The LTD worked a little for

me...I'm going to try that Noritate stuff that people claim works so

well.

Maybe I'm overly cautious. Good luck

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[Guest guest]

> Mike: I'd stick with the LTD and try all of the non-intrusive things

> before going with laser surgery. I've seen some real nightmare stories

> with laser surgery on the Discovery Channel. The LTD worked a little for

> me...I'm going to try that Noritate stuff that people claim works so

> well.

The LTD seems to be doing a decent job of keeping the redness down for a

little while after putting it on, but later in the day (if I apply LTD in

the morning) I can start getting red again. Or heavy exertion, etc., will

still cause some flushing. I'll give it some more time though t see how it

will do before doing anything more drastic.

Thanks,

Mike