Laser Therapy/Rosacea and Facials

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joe90

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To all you beauty geeks,

Not having had that much experience with facials yet, I was a little baffled when asked by a client of the holistic therapist in the next if she could have a facial from me. BUT.. she has been havng laser surgery for rosacea and I don't know if I will make the condition worse. I don't think I would if was just using regular products but don't think it would be a good idea to use the other facial product I use which contains BHA's.

Am I right?

Please help.
 
I use a specialised mask for rosecea on one of my clients, it is provided through a company called Swiss Dermyl. I think you'd have to be qualified to get their products. The mask I use is after applying an ampoule and serum and it almost disappears afterwards! It really is amazing. And the ladies' rosecea has gone down a lot since we first started doing them.

As for the laser treatment, I'm sure if you left a week after a treatment it would be fine, but then I am not a dermatologist so the lady may be best to check with the person providing the treatment.

HTH's xx
 
Just to be on the safe side I'd ask her for a letter from her dermatologist.
With Rosacea, you have to be ultra gentle. It's possibly the most sensitive skin type there is. Use the gentlest of products, if using electrotherapy (eg Galvanic or High Frequency) use the lowest settings and be carefull when doing facial massage. Gentle effluerage movements, don't over stimulate the skin or it'll get even redder.
Hope this helps.:hug:
 
Well, I got my answer and for those of you beauty geeks interested in the answer here it is.

NO!

That's not all, what I was told is that if the laser treatment didn't work on the client and I had given this lady a facial inbetween sessions, then the laser company could blame me for the lack of results.

However, once the course of laser therapy is completed and the client has followed her aftercare advice for a few weeks there is then no reason why a facial cannot be done.

HTH
 
If the laser treatment doesn't work as well as this lady expected, tell her to go to a dermatologist (she can be refered to a consultant through her doctor). A good friend of mine had Rosacea for years, and to be honest all I could do was try to very gently calm the redness down, but I could only treat the symptoms not the cause.
She eventually had a course of Roacutaine shots. It's the final treatment really, and can have some very strong side efects, but it worked. For my friend it was worth 6 months of treatment, 1 year without waxing (as skin becomes very dry and very sensitive) and feeling low to be free of the Rosacea.
She's a changed woman, much more confident, with beautiful skin.
 

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