Rosacea Laser Treatment

Rosacea Laser Treatment

from 60 min

3,500 kr

Laser or light treatment of redness and visible blood vessels in rosacea.

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Applied to Face, Skin/body

About the treatment

At a glance

Duration
1 hr
Downtime
Usually 1–2 days of redness

Benefits

  • Less redness
  • Fewer visible vessels
  • Short downtime
  • Can be combined with medical treatment

Expected results

Redness and visible vessels lessen gradually through the series. Rosacea is chronic, and maintenance is needed.

Overview & Procedure

What the treatment is and how it's performed

What it is

Rosacea is a chronic skin disease with facial redness, visible blood vessels and sometimes spots and swelling. Laser or IPL can close the small vessels and calm the redness. The treatment does not cure rosacea, but it can make the redness and vessels less visible. It often works well together with medical treatment and skincare.

  • Usually three to four treatments four weeks apart.
  • Maintenance once or twice a year.

  1. The practitioner assesses your skin, your skin type and your health.
  2. The skin is cleaned, and numbing cream is applied if needed.
  3. Your eyes are protected, and the skin is treated with the laser.
  4. The skin is cooled and covered with a soothing cream and sunscreen.

  • Avoid sun, sunbeds and self-tan for four weeks before the treatment.
  • Tell the clinic if you have taken tablets for acne in the last six months, or use medicines that make the skin sensitive to light.
  • If you have had cold sores, tell the clinic before treatment around the mouth. A doctor may recommend preventive treatment.
  • Stop using retinol and acids a week before.

The treatment itself takes 20–30 minutes.

Experience & Recovery

Pain level, downtime and healing

Most people rate the discomfort 2–4 out of 10, like small snaps against the skin.

  • Common: redness, warmth, slight swelling and small bruises.
  • Uncommon: small scabs on pigment spots.
  • Rare: blisters, lighter or darker skin.

  • Cool the skin if needed, and use a mild moisturiser.
  • Do not pick at dark spots or scabs that flake off.
  • Avoid hot baths, saunas and hard exercise for the first day.
  • Avoid sun and sunbeds for four weeks, and use a high-factor sunscreen every day.

Usually 1–2 days of redness. The skin can be red, warm and slightly swollen, and some vessels can leave small bruises that settle within a week.

Expectations & Safety

Who it's for and safety information

  • Dark skin and tanned skin have a higher risk of pigment changes. The practitioner adapts the settings and can do a test patch.
  • Sun protection before and after is part of the treatment.
  • Avoid what triggers your redness, for example sun, heat, alcohol and spicy food.

  • Redness and visible vessels in rosacea.
  • Flushing that comes and goes and has become permanent.

  • Rosacea in a flare with many spots. The condition should be calmed first, often with treatment from a doctor.
  • Dark or tanned skin.

The redness lessens through the series. Rosacea is chronic, so maintenance is needed to keep the result.

  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
  • Sunburnt or recently tanned skin.
  • Infection, inflamed spots, eczema or wounds in the area.
  • Tablet treatment for acne in the last six months.
  • Medicines that make the skin sensitive to light, unless the practitioner has cleared it.
  • A tendency to raised, growing scars (keloids).
  • Epilepsy that can be triggered by flashing light.

Contact the clinic if you get blisters, increasing pain or swelling, pus, yellow crusts or a fever. Also contact the clinic if a cold sore appears after treatment around the mouth.