PLease help! More photoderm or accutane?

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The first thing that popped into my mind after reading this was - who is

doing your PhotoDerm treatments? Is your doc doing them him/herself, or is

it someone else in the office that's doing them? It's my understanding that

if they are done incorrectly or with the wrong filters, PhotoDerm can burn

your face and actually cause more damage. That's why I opted to go to a

dermatologist who was trained in the procedure and did them herself. Having

the treatments done when you're flaring is usually ideal because there's

more visible vessels to zap. A little burning or flushing after a treatment

is also common. But I would think you shouldn't be having pain to the extent

that you have to take Vicodin.

>Message: 16 Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 22:04:19 -0000 From: " elmxac " Subject:

>PLease help! More photoderm or accutane?

>

>Hi,

>

>I have had 5 all over photoderm treatments. The last was 3 months ago and I

>am having worse burning now, than I had before. I was also using protopic

>for a year and a half, which really kept my skin under control, but I think

>has made me more sensitive, unfortunately. I frequently am in a lot of

>pain, so much so that I have had to take a leave of absence from work. The

>last few days, I have been in so much pain that I too have been taking

>vicodin, but it doesn't help me enough. I have another photoderm session

>scheduled for this Thursday and I'm wondering if I should cancel it. The

>last one I had, I was in so much pain for over a week that my doc didn't

>want to do anymore. Should I do it when I am in mid flare and need the

>vicodin for pain? I'm not sure what to do. I'm considering accutane at this

>point, because I've read that it can help with the burning, but then I'll

>have to wait over a year if I want to do more photoderm.

>

>JE

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