Please note: Rosacea 101 is a comprehensive, 373 page book, covering the conventional and alternative treatments for rosacea and covers basic rosacea 101 knowledge for rosacea newbies. It is a must have book for those who need in one book what they need to know about rosacea.

I wrote a chapter on Light Devices including IPL, Laser and LED which you can read this chapter in my book beginning on page 67. IPL is one of the Photo Dynamic Therapies (PDT) for rosacea.

Laser

Here are the most common lasers mentioned:

Pulsed dye laser (595 nm, yellow)

Safe and effective for the treatment of port-wine stains for patients of all ages, including infants and children
Highest degree of success on the head and neck
Less success on extremities and torso
Minimal risk of scarring or pigment alteration
Some models utilize a dynamic cooling system to decrease pain and epidermal injury
Lighter skinned patients respond quicker, due to deeper penetration of the laser energy
Newer models may produce less bruising
Treatment of choice for port-wine stains and facial erythema in rosacea
Other indications include hemangiomas, spider angiomas, telangiectasias, venous lakes, scars, and warts

Pulsed Nd:YAG (KTP) green laser (532 nm, green)

Suited to treat superficial vessels
Little or no bruising seen
Most effective for lighter skinned patients, tanned skin may lead to increased incidence of skin injury
Skin cooled through contact cooling and/or cooling gels
Indications include telangiectasias, adult port-wine stains, cherry angiomas, spider angiomas, and venous lakes
Intense pulsed light source (515-1200 nm)

Multiple wavelengths delivered simultaneously
Bruising occurs with treatment and correlates with response to treatment
Useful for port-wine stains, telangiectasias, hemangiomas

Source of the above information

You may read below some links on laser which will no doubt be helpful. Laser has improved dramatically for rosacea treatment. But be forewarned that reports indicate not everyone is happy with laser.

• IPL vs Laser •