RF Vs. PDL For Rosacea
A recent study published in Dermatologic Surgery (February 2017) evaluated the efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) in the treatment of rosacea compared with pulsed dye laser (PDL).
For the randomized, controlled, split-face study, researchers Sue-Jeong Kim, MD, et al, enrolled 30 patients with rosacea: 20 with erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR) and 10 with papulopustular rosacea (PPR). The subjects received three treatment sessions at four-week intervals, with follow-up continuing until four weeks after the last treatment. Efficacy was assessed by rosacea severity score, erythema index, lesion counts, physician’s subjective evaluation and patient satisfaction.
RF and PDL resulted in significant improvement in severity scores and erythema; 70% of the patients receiving RF showed a clinical improvement of > 50%. No significant difference was noted between RF and PDL treatment in ETR, however, RF treatment led to a significantly greater decrease in papulopustular lesion count and rosacea severity score in PPR compared with PDL treatment.
What are the benefits of my services/products/training?
3rd Generation Radio Frequency technology is a fractional skin resurfacing technology based on radio frequency. Treatments with 3rd generation radio frequency technology work on all skin types, penetrate to the mid-dermis for substantial skin renewal, cause minimal damage to the epidermis and enable the patients to easily schedule in this lunchtime procedure. 3rd RF technology is effective for the reduction of wrinkle, scars – including acne scars – and the pigmentation, as it also improves the texture and firmness of skin.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilities a chemical reaction activated by light energy (LED light) to selectively treat specific skin conditions.
It works on the principle that cells that cause the above problems are metabolically more active and produce large amounts of a substance called porphyrin. These porphyrins are sensitive to certain types of light, and when exposed to light can produce toxic oxygen free radicals that destroy cells in the very nearby vicinity. Because these oxygen free radicals do not actually travel far, they are very specific to the cells that create the porphyrins, hence it is possible to specifically target the problem cells without damaging normal ones.
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