Rosacea is a common skin condition that causes redness and visible blood vessels in your face. It may also produce small, red, pus-filled bumps. These signs and symptoms may flare up for weeks to months and then go away for a while. In our clinic, we treat it with IPL treatment.
It is believed that IPL has two actions that help in rosacea. Firstly, the red thread veins absorb a specific range of wavelengths delivered by the treatment head. This energy makes them hot and damages the thread veins. This damage encourages the body to reabsorb them, improving the appearance and reducing redness. Secondly, the light energy warms the collagen fibres in the skin. This stimulates the production of new collagen and collagen remodelling which in turn, improves the support of the small blood vessels which helps to delay the development of more thread veins. It also improves the skin’s elasticity, texture and can help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.