Questionnaire re fat loss

[phlika29]

On behalf of Mistica please find below a questionnaire for rosaceans who have suffered from fat loss following treatment with IPL/laser. I would kindly ask that only those members who want to answer the questions post in this thread. Anyone who wants to comment of discuss this further can do so in this thread (http://http://www.rosaceagroup.org/The_Rosacea_Forum/showthread.php?t=17251).

In order to gather more information and to ascertain if there are any common elements please could you answer the following questions:


The name of the machine used.
Number of treatments and time period in between.
Fluence and other settings if known.
Which filters were used?
Number of passes.
Immediate reaction to each treatment, such as redness, swelling, burning etc.
Time taken to recover.
Severity of rosacea at the time.
Was the treatment carried out by a derm/doctor, a health spa,etc,etc?
Do you also suffer from other skin complaints or did you at the time of treatment.
What other treatments (if any) that you had previous to the treatment causing damage?
In what condition was the skin at the time of treatment-fragile, sun damaged skin, etc?
What topicals, if any, had been used in the weeks prior?
What oral meds/supplements, if any, had been used in the weeks prior?
How long did it take for the symptoms to begin to show up?
Can you describe how you are affected now?
Have you seen a doctor/derm about your current condition?
Any other relevant information


Many thanks

[belindah]

1. The name of the machine used.
Palomar Starlux
2. Number of treatments and time period in between.
One Jan 06, One Jan 07, one Sept 07 (damage only occured after 3rd treatement)
3. Fluence and other settings if known.
I don't know. The doctor said the setting were extremely low and could never cause damage. He had treated people on much much much higher settings.
4. Which filters were used?
Don't know.
5. Number of passes.
One each time
6. Immediate reaction to each treatment, such as redness, swelling, burning etc.
First treatment mild swelling. Second and third treatment no swelling at all, just lovely clear and plump skin.
7. Time taken to recover.
First time 3 days, second and third time no time.
8. Severity of rosacea at the time.
Mild
9. Was the treatment carried out by a derm/doctor, a health spa,etc,etc?
Doctor specialising in Rosacea
10. Do you also suffer from other skin complaints or did you at the time of treatment.
No
11. What other treatments (if any) that you had previous to the treatment causing damage?
None
12. In what condition was the skin at the time of treatment-fragile, sun damaged skin, etc?
Beautiful, except for mild redness
13. What topicals, if any, had been used in the weeks prior?
None
14. What oral meds/supplements, if any, had been used in the weeks prior
None
15. How long did it take for the symptoms to begin to show up?
3 weeks - I noticed a small scar, as the months passed my face sunk in on itself and scarring appeared across it. Fat loss. continued for 6 months.
16. Can you describe how you are affected now?
Gaunt face, overall fat loss making me look old, scarring, worsened rosacea, fragile damage skin
17. Have you seen a doctor/derm about your current condition?
I went back to the doctor who was very dismissive and told me it was impossible.
18. Any other relevant information
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