Pulsed Dye Laser & cea Article on Medline

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I saw the article below on pulsed dye laser treatments for rosacea.

Although Dr. Nase has said that ipl is superior to pulsed dye, at

least it's coming to the mainstream of medicine that there are other

means of treating rosacea other than topical rxs and antibiotics.

More importantly, I'm hopeful that this will force insurance

companies to cover laser treatments.

Take care,

Matija

Laser treatment of erythema and telangiectasia associated with

rosacea [in Process Citation]

Lasers Med Sci 2002;17(1):26-33 (ISSN: 0268-8921)

SM; Lanigan SW; Marks R

Departments 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.

Language: English

MEDLINE Indexing Date: 200202

Publication Type: Status: In-Process

Publication Type: Journal Article

PreMedline Identifier: 0011845365

Unique NLM Identifier: 21833783

Journal Code: IM