This condition can be very disabling for many people and is common. Medical management is the mainstay of management with oral treatment, creams and gels. Some patients will require additional treatment with IPL. Some patients also suffer from sensitive skin and find various skin products irritating to the skin.
IPL has been successfully used to treat rosacea. The mechanism of action of IPL is based on their selected absorption by haemoglobin. The thermal energy raises the blood temperature high enough to cause coagulation within the blood vessels which leads to fibrous granulation tissue formation.
Approximately four treatments of IPL are required at one month intervals for a significant reduction of redness and spidery vessels. Improvement can be maintained with one session every 6 months. By altering the filter from 532nm to 595nm filter allows deeper vessels to be treated. Elongating the pulse duration to 100ms or using a succession of two or three pulses allow larger and deeper vessels to treated.
