-As those of you who follow this site already knodwd I am not a fan
of NLite--Many played wdith it several years ago but the results
were rather dismal--A study by plastic surgeons in Dallas revealed
almost universal disappointment and all but one sold their equipment-
-I also have had personal experience with it and can tell you my
impressions were the same--1 to 2 yrs ago there were ads in the
newspaper in Phoenix advertising NLIte by physicians--Today you
cannot find a single ad for either its lateral periorbital wrinkle
reduction or acne treatment--Acne is far better treated by other
means such as The Obagi system of creams and Blue Peel, the Blue of
Clear devices and Levulan which is combined with the blue or clear--
I do not have the Clear but use all the other ones in my office--
Howdever one should start with simpler treatments first such as
topical retinoids and possibly benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin combo--
Some oral antibiotics can also be added later--Lots of combos and
effective modalities but NLite is not one of them--Incidentally the
company that made NLite doesnt make it ;anymore and their literature
cleary states "contraindicated in Rosacea"--NSoldoMD



-- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "andrew_rosacea" <yahoo@a...>
wrote:
> Talking to a laser doc today, he is just starting to see N-Lite
> relapses after treatments for acne. So although initial results
may
> look promising it is not long-lasting in all cases.
>
> Reviews here are pretty bad to average
>
> http://www.acne.org/rate_item.php?item_id=204
>
> Andrew.
>
> --- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, Aurelia
<aurelia.dawn@c...>
> wrote:
> > Sarah wrote:
> >
> > > I have acne as well as rosacea and I was thinking of having
Nlite
> > treatment for my acne...Has anyone had this treatment for acne
and
> did it
> > effect their rosacea, as I do not want to have it if it makes
the
> rosacea
> > worse. <
> >
> >
> > Hi Sarah,
> >
> > Haven't tried the N-lite, but several other group members have,
> and they
> > posted about it in the past. You might like to search the
group's
> archives,
> > or Andrew Reid's rosacea treatment weblog
> >
> > ( http://www.rosacea.co.uk/blog )
> >
> > or else try Warren Stuart's new search engine
> >
> > ( http://www.rosaceagroup.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi )
> >
> > The N-lite is supposed to be good at treating acne, especially
the
> pustular
> > form. It is also supposed to rebuild collagen so lumpy skin
> starting to
> > develop fibrosis can be reversed, although very slowly. However,
> the
> > counter-claim is that it can damage rosacean skin. Here's one
old
> post
> > giving the latter view.
> >
> > Kind regards, and best of luck in making a good decision,
> >
> > Aurelia