Glycolic Acid Treatment Suggested by American Academy of Derm.

[Guest guest]

I've had my skin irritated to no end from low percentages of glycolic

acid lotion, and I'm surprised to see that the American Academy of

Dermatology (AAD) recommends them in the treatment of rosacea. Here's

a paragraph from a press release they put out on October 17, 2001:

" Glycolic acid peels are often used in conjunction with antibiotics

to hasten the control of rosacea. A series of peels are performed

every two-to-four weeks and may be used in combination with low

concentration glycolic acid washes and creams. Glycolic acid peels

for rosacea are timed and generally take three-to-five minutes. The

peeled facial skin will be red for a few hours following the

treatment and makeup should be avoided during this time. "

Here's a link to the whole press release from the AAD on it:

http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/combination.html

Take care,

Matija

[Guest guest]

I've had my skin irritated to no end from low percentages of glycolic

acid lotion, and I'm surprised to see that the American Academy of

Dermatology (AAD) recommends them in the treatment of rosacea. Here's

a paragraph from a press release they put out on October 17, 2001:

" Glycolic acid peels are often used in conjunction with antibiotics

to hasten the control of rosacea. A series of peels are performed

every two-to-four weeks and may be used in combination with low

concentration glycolic acid washes and creams. Glycolic acid peels

for rosacea are timed and generally take three-to-five minutes. The

peeled facial skin will be red for a few hours following the

treatment and makeup should be avoided during this time. "

Here's a link to the whole press release from the AAD on it:

http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/combination.html

Take care,

Matija

[Guest guest]

Matija, this is not technically an AAD recommendation, though it is

the recommendation of a speaker at an AAD conference and posted on an

AAD site. Theoretically, the AAD shouldn't be censoring ideas, even

those it doesn't agree with, but of course that isn't the point.

From everything I know about rosacea, I would think that describing

peels as *often* used in rosaceans is perpetuating -- if not outright

recommending -- a misuse of peels. While not all rosaceans have

sensitive skin, most do.

Fortunately, most physicians don't take these non-academic

conventions, and especially presentations of this type, too

seriously -- the information is assumed to be biased (though of

course that doesn't mean that all of it is). This is the same type of

conventions covered by that Skin newspaper you post articles from

time to time, and why it's tough for me to let them go by without

comment. <g> Medical conventions like these are major sources of

revenue for medical specialty association. It wasn't true fifty years

ago, but nowadays, medical associations enjoy more respect from those

outside the medical community than among even their physician

members.

You probably have comparable computer conventions where presentations

are primarily promotional and commercial; the more involved someone

is in the profession, the less they are seriously viewed as cutting

edge <g> technology.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> I've had my skin irritated to no end from low percentages of

glycolic

> acid lotion, and I'm surprised to see that the American Academy of

> Dermatology (AAD) recommends them in the treatment of rosacea.

Here's

> a paragraph from a press release they put out on October 17, 2001:

>

> " Glycolic acid peels are often used in conjunction with antibiotics

> to hasten the control of rosacea. A series of peels are performed

> every two-to-four weeks and may be used in combination with low

> concentration glycolic acid washes and creams. Glycolic acid peels

> for rosacea are timed and generally take three-to-five minutes. The

> peeled facial skin will be red for a few hours following the

> treatment and makeup should be avoided during this time. "

>

> Here's a link to the whole press release from the AAD on it:

>

> http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/combination.html

>

> Take care,

> Matija

[Guest guest]

Matija, this is not technically an AAD recommendation, though it is

the recommendation of a speaker at an AAD conference and posted on an

AAD site. Theoretically, the AAD shouldn't be censoring ideas, even

those it doesn't agree with, but of course that isn't the point.

From everything I know about rosacea, I would think that describing

peels as *often* used in rosaceans is perpetuating -- if not outright

recommending -- a misuse of peels. While not all rosaceans have

sensitive skin, most do.

Fortunately, most physicians don't take these non-academic

conventions, and especially presentations of this type, too

seriously -- the information is assumed to be biased (though of

course that doesn't mean that all of it is). This is the same type of

conventions covered by that Skin newspaper you post articles from

time to time, and why it's tough for me to let them go by without

comment. <g> Medical conventions like these are major sources of

revenue for medical specialty association. It wasn't true fifty years

ago, but nowadays, medical associations enjoy more respect from those

outside the medical community than among even their physician

members.

You probably have comparable computer conventions where presentations

are primarily promotional and commercial; the more involved someone

is in the profession, the less they are seriously viewed as cutting

edge <g> technology.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> I've had my skin irritated to no end from low percentages of

glycolic

> acid lotion, and I'm surprised to see that the American Academy of

> Dermatology (AAD) recommends them in the treatment of rosacea.

Here's

> a paragraph from a press release they put out on October 17, 2001:

>

> " Glycolic acid peels are often used in conjunction with antibiotics

> to hasten the control of rosacea. A series of peels are performed

> every two-to-four weeks and may be used in combination with low

> concentration glycolic acid washes and creams. Glycolic acid peels

> for rosacea are timed and generally take three-to-five minutes. The

> peeled facial skin will be red for a few hours following the

> treatment and makeup should be avoided during this time. "

>

> Here's a link to the whole press release from the AAD on it:

>

> http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/combination.html

>

> Take care,

> Matija

[Guest guest]

Wow! Needless to say that I am shocked, especially given that I

associate the genesis point of my rosacea to have occured soon after

beginning glycolic acid treatment.

(I understand that genesis point is a problematic expression as the

acid itself may not have created my rosacea, but I strongly believe

that it either quickly hastened the progression of the disease or may

have triggered the disease for which I had other underlying

predispositions{perhaps genetic})

Deryk

[Guest guest]

Wow! Needless to say that I am shocked, especially given that I

associate the genesis point of my rosacea to have occured soon after

beginning glycolic acid treatment.

(I understand that genesis point is a problematic expression as the

acid itself may not have created my rosacea, but I strongly believe

that it either quickly hastened the progression of the disease or may

have triggered the disease for which I had other underlying

predispositions{perhaps genetic})

Deryk

[Guest guest]

Isn't the person who suggested this treatment at the convention a

physician too? They may an acting sales person for some glycolic acid

skin care company, but I assume that they see patients too and

recommend glycolic acid to their patients with rosacea. Perhaps many

doctors see this as a sales pitch. As a patient without much

knowledge of this disease, I might take that doctor with the glycolic

acid products seriously. I know some people on the list over the

years have said their doctor recommended an alpha hydroxy acid

product for their rosacea, and this product irritated their skin.

It's too bad that the NRS doesn't warn rosaceans that skin care with

alpha hydroxy acids may irritate those rosaceans with sensitive skin.

It seems unprofessional not to. I wonder if there is some sort of

political reason why this stance isn't taken.

Take care,

Matija

> > I've had my skin irritated to no end from low percentages of

> glycolic

> > acid lotion, and I'm surprised to see that the American Academy

of

> > Dermatology (AAD) recommends them in the treatment of rosacea.

> Here's

> > a paragraph from a press release they put out on October 17, 2001:

> >

> > " Glycolic acid peels are often used in conjunction with

antibiotics

> > to hasten the control of rosacea. A series of peels are performed

> > every two-to-four weeks and may be used in combination with low

> > concentration glycolic acid washes and creams. Glycolic acid

peels

> > for rosacea are timed and generally take three-to-five minutes.

The

> > peeled facial skin will be red for a few hours following the

> > treatment and makeup should be avoided during this time. "

> >

> > Here's a link to the whole press release from the AAD on it:

> >

> > http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/combination.html

> >

> > Take care,

> > Matija

[Guest guest]

Isn't the person who suggested this treatment at the convention a

physician too? They may an acting sales person for some glycolic acid

skin care company, but I assume that they see patients too and

recommend glycolic acid to their patients with rosacea. Perhaps many

doctors see this as a sales pitch. As a patient without much

knowledge of this disease, I might take that doctor with the glycolic

acid products seriously. I know some people on the list over the

years have said their doctor recommended an alpha hydroxy acid

product for their rosacea, and this product irritated their skin.

It's too bad that the NRS doesn't warn rosaceans that skin care with

alpha hydroxy acids may irritate those rosaceans with sensitive skin.

It seems unprofessional not to. I wonder if there is some sort of

political reason why this stance isn't taken.

Take care,

Matija

> > I've had my skin irritated to no end from low percentages of

> glycolic

> > acid lotion, and I'm surprised to see that the American Academy

of

> > Dermatology (AAD) recommends them in the treatment of rosacea.

> Here's

> > a paragraph from a press release they put out on October 17, 2001:

> >

> > " Glycolic acid peels are often used in conjunction with

antibiotics

> > to hasten the control of rosacea. A series of peels are performed

> > every two-to-four weeks and may be used in combination with low

> > concentration glycolic acid washes and creams. Glycolic acid

peels

> > for rosacea are timed and generally take three-to-five minutes.

The

> > peeled facial skin will be red for a few hours following the

> > treatment and makeup should be avoided during this time. "

> >

> > Here's a link to the whole press release from the AAD on it:

> >

> > http://www.aad.org/PressReleases/combination.html

> >

> > Take care,

> > Matija

[Guest guest]

>

>You probably have comparable computer conventions where presentations

>are primarily promotional and commercial; the more involved someone

>is in the profession, the less they are seriously viewed as cutting

>edge <g> technology.

yeah

or even

STAR TREK

conventions

at which hard core trekkies will say

" this is pap "

or worse

" crap "

i gues that's bound to be the case whenever someone is

selling

something.

right?

stacey

[Guest guest]

>

>You probably have comparable computer conventions where presentations

>are primarily promotional and commercial; the more involved someone

>is in the profession, the less they are seriously viewed as cutting

>edge <g> technology.

yeah

or even

STAR TREK

conventions

at which hard core trekkies will say

" this is pap "

or worse

" crap "

i gues that's bound to be the case whenever someone is

selling

something.

right?

stacey