Rosacea is a skin condition where a person’s face has excessive redness plus small raised bumps, and this redness can also be on the cheeks, nose, chin, and forehead. In more severe cases broken blood vessels can be seen through the skin, making rosacea even more difficult to conceal than it already is. Fortunately, an effective laser treatment for rosacea is now a possibility for people who are suffering from this troubling skin condition.
Here at Maya Laser, we are happy to offer a laser treatment for rosacea to Victoria clients. It’s not one of the more common treatments we do, but laser for rosacea is known to be a very effective means of reducing the severity of rosacea. This allows people to be much less self-conscious about their appearance, and of course that’s a good thing.
Rosacea is most common in people who are between the ages of 30 and 50 and have light skin, blonde hair, and / or blue eyes. It also affects women more often, and of course women are always more concerned about their facial appearance. A laser treatment for rosacea offer the best chance for these women to significantly reduce the redness of their face.
Long-Term Effectiveness
Topical skin treatment for rosacea – like metronidazole, isotretinoin, or Mirvaso – may provide temporary effectiveness, but there’s no debating that a laser treatment for rosacea is the best way to treat rosacea. Laser for rosacea is usually the recommended course of treatment when a dermatologist identifies the person having especially visible blood vessels or thickened skin.
In some instances the best approach is to pair a laser treatment for rosacea with a laser skin resurfacing treatment to both reduce the redness of the skin and skin thickness. For standard rosacea treatments most patients should expect to undergo 1 to 3 treatments before seeing desired results with their skin. Treatments are usually spaced 3 to 4 weeks apart, but you can expect your technician at our Victoria skin laser clinic to discuss this with you after assessing the unique nature of your skin.
You can aid in this process by informing your laser tech about any medications you are taking – including Warfarin, Isotretinoin, and Aspirin most notably – as well as if you get cold sores regularly, are sensitive to light, or tend to bruise your skin easily.
Purple or red spots that turn up following a laser treatment for rosacea are not uncommon, but they nearly always disappear in 1 to 2 weeks. You may also develop itchiness or feel temporary skin tightness on your cheeks.
As a last consideration here, while laser for rosacea can be somewhat uncomfortable for people as the laser pulses into their skin, it’s helpful to keep in mind that the discomfort is temporary while the reduction or elimination of your rosacea will be permanent.
Maya Laser is eager to be your choice for a laser treatment for rosacea in Victoria. Please be in touch with us to arrange your consultation.