IPl didn't work for me either..there are lot's of different lasers to
try but i think it's important to know before hand that it won't
always work. Not many doctors seem to be to forthcoming about their
success rates.

After i had four unsecessful ipl treatments I found a great derm who
has every kind of laser and was extremely honest about results
(whereas the person i had the ipl with had said it always worked).

My derm has had the most success with v-beam for flushing but said in
his experience there was about a 30% chance that my flushing would
respond well to treatment. His suggested plan was to do three v-beam
treatments (spaced three months apart)and if that didn't help and i
wanted to try again, he would next try the KTP laser (and then if no
results he'd usually then do IPL and lastly YAG).

Luckily for me after two v-beam i have seen good results. I still
flush just as often but it is now more pink than red and doesn't last
as long or feel as hot and painful, which i'm really happy with.

So hang in there hopefully you will find something else that helps.



--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "arb161" <arb161@...> wrote:
>
> --- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "toronto06240"
>
> I was also told that I was laser resistant after vbeam kept my
> disease in remission for a year and then stopped working. Prior to
> that I failed IPL. Then I failed with Dr. Darm and a Doc using the
> yag only. I was lucky that a lot of that time my insurance was
> covering. Still lots of money down the drain. You might want to try
> the vbeam, it has been very helpful to some. In my case I am
> currently having some luck with cynosure- combination pulsed dye
> laser and yag. Painful, slow, expensive (doc will only bill as
> cosmetic)but after 2 treatments I have seen improvement. I have
> severe flushing and redness.Both have been reduced and I'm trying
to
> be hopeful.Unfortunately this is a very difficult disease. I always
> get a little depressed when someone posts great success after one
> series of treatments-many of us are just not that lucky.Don't give
up
> hope.In my humble opinion you should not have any more treatments
> with this laser- call it a loss and move on to something else.
Don't
> give up hope.
> Arlene
> Arlene
>
>
> <toronto06240@> wrote:
> >
> > He says some people's vessels are like that.
> > I never knew when I started that it might not
> > work! It's not a question of me needing
> > a few more treatments than someone else- it just doesn't
> > work on me so I wasted $1500.
> > If I had been told that there was a possibility I would have asked
> > in what percentage of cases does it not work. I was
> > told 4-5 treatments and I would only start to see
> > improvement after the second one. I had prepaid the 4th
> > as part of a package and can't get a refund. Not only did
> > it not work on the rosacea on my cheeks but my face is
> > blotchier than ever. It made the very light pigmentation
> > patches I had even darker so he sprayed them with something
> > to make them form a scab and fall off. But he couldn't
> > spray my whole face so I'm left with a more uneven complexion
> > than before. I'm still waiting to see the results of the spray.
> > I got a second opinion from 2 dermatologists at a teaching
> > hospital and they say that he used the best laser and
> > some people don't respond. I asked what percentage of patients
> > it doesn't respond and he said there have been no studies done
> > so he couldn't say. He said they could try treatments
> > on the rosacea with a Perfecta laser (very expensive, only
> > 2 in Canada) but I might not know if it works until 7 treatments
> > ($600 x 7 = $4200). I don't want to have the 4th prepaid IPL
> treatment
> > because it doesn't work on the vessels and I don't want my skin
> > pigmentation problem to get worse. He thinks I should have the
4th
> IPL
> > because it "always makes your skin look better and you can never
> have
> > enough of them."I feel taken. I only joined
> > the support group today after receiving the 2nd opinion.
> >
>