Rosacea Treatment Skin Series

Lasers provide a side effect free, drug free option to reduce facial redness, flushing as well as breakouts from rosacea. They also help rejuvenate the skin by producing collagen. Using the very latest technology, treatments are superfast & comfortable. 

Each laser session takes less than 10 minutes to perform & does not require any numbing creams as we employ the latest cryogen technology. This ensures comfort levels. Recovery post treatment is fast & uneventful.

At Cutis Dermatology we employ the best vascular lasers with cryogenic cooling. Cooling enables us to use more powerful settings, which provides faster, more reliable results, whilst at the same time making treatments comfortable & safe. Our lasers include-

• VBeam Perfecta, an oldie but a goodie. 
• VBeam Prima, updated Perfecta.
• DermaV Lutronic, newest vascular laser.
• Sciton NdYag, for deep vessels. 
• Splendor X 755, for resistant vessels. 
• Sciton BBL, for mixed redness & vessels
• Lumenis M22, for resistant rosacea.

Lasers are best used to reduce broken capillaries, veins, background redness as well as rosacea breakouts. Most patients can expect  improvement with one session, however a series of laser treatments spaced 3-6 weeks apart will provide the best results. Lasers can reduce redness by as much as 90%. 

*For inflammatory cases of rosacea, a combination of anti-inflammatory creams & tablets incorporated with lasers often yields better results. Be guided by your clinician.

Vascular laser treatments are-

• $490 per session, performed by our experienced nurses. 
• $1560 for 4 sessions performed by our nurses. 
• $690 per session performed by our dermatologists.

A series of 4 sessions are recommended as this provides the best results. 

*Medicare rebate may apply in some cases of documented facial veins that can be photographed at distances of 3 meters or more, procedure has to be performed by a dermatologist. 

A typical healing time line is as follows-

• First 1-2 hours: rebound redness, mild stinging, mild swelling
• 2-12 hours; redness & swelling subsides
• 24 to 72 hours; complete recovery

Recovery is largely predictable in most cases & is proportionate to the energy used. Our clinicians will forewarn you of the projected recovery time prior to treatments.

Lasers are effective in over 90% of rosacea cases & can address many variants of rosacea including inflammatory rosacea (pimples & bumps), redness, facial veins, flushing & even ocular rosacea. For resistant cases, dermatologists often combine anti-inflammatory medications with lasers for better results. 

Not all cases of redness & rosacea will respond to lasers, however our hit rate is over 90%. For persistent cases of redness, your clinician may refer you to our dermatologists for adjunctive medical management.

Lasers & LED therapy play an important role in managing rosacea, however there are many lifestyle factors that you can adopt to help control redness, inflammation & flare ups. They include using –

• Appropriate skin care, including sunscreen, cleansers & moisturizers.
• Anti-inflammatory creams including azelaic acid & niacinamide.
• Avoidance of flare factors.

Lasers work by three mechanisms.

1. Reducing skin inflammation by employing specific wavelengths of light. This reduces lumps, bumps & background redness. 
2. Targeting veins & blood vessels. Light energy gets converted to heat, the latter ‘seals’ the vessel walls.
3. Reduces demodex mites on the skin. Infestation of demodex is a frequent occurrence in rosacea patients. Lasers can reduce mite counts without the use of anti-parasitic medications.