Re: v beam practitioner in UK/Europe

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Madamzara, I came upon this Medline abstract a while back, by a group

of doctors from Wales working on phototherapy and rosacea. I don't

know anything about their work, but academic physicians typically

know other colleagues involved in the same work. So if they aren't

close to you they may know someone who is:

Good luck!

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

Lasers Med Sci 2002;17(1):26-33 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut

Laser treatment of erythema and telangiectasia associated with

rosacea.

SM, Lanigan SW, Marks R.

Department of Dermatology, The University Hospital of Wales, Heath

Park, Cardiff, UK.

The response of rosacea-associated erythema and telangiectasia to

treatment with the pulsed tunable dye laser (PDL) was evaluated in 12

patients. Improvements in erythema, telangiectasia, flushing, the

physician's and the patient's perception of overall severity,

treatment tolerability, and the adverse side effects were examined.

With the sole exception of the patient's assessment of overall

severity we have found highly significant improvements in all other

parameters evaluated, with excellent tolerance of treatment. We

therefore conclude that the PDL is a safe and effective treatment for

the erythemato-telangiectatic component of rosacea.

PMID: 11845365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

> I really seem to be banging my head against a wall on this one.

>

> I am looking for an experienced practitioner with the v beam

machine

> in the UK, or maybe Europe and i am having no luck at all. I have

> written to the makers for a list of any one close and have heard

> nothing back, if anyone knows of a clinic or has been treated

> themselves especially in the UK i would love some info so i can

> continue on my quest lol. Oh to be living in the US :-(