Rosacea Treatment

Rosacea can be broadly classified into two types: vascular rosacea and reactive rosacea.

Vascular rosacea is characterized by the appearance of fine capillaries visible to the naked eye.

When such thin capillaries are noticeable, treatments like Vbeam or Excel V,

which are vascular laser treatments, can be primarily considered.

Management may involve directly coagulating the dilated blood vessels with heat.

However, it is important to note that treatments that solely remove blood vessels may see rosacea reappear within 3 to 6 months.

Therefore, after vascular treatment, it is recommended to combine it with management that reduces the skin's inherent hypersensitivity.

Reactive rosacea is a type that exhibits a flushing phenomenon, where the face easily turns red every time it is stimulated.

This means that the blood vessels are not permanently dilated, but rather their reactivity has become excessively sensitive.

In such cases, the effectiveness of vascular lasers may be limited, or they could even act as a stimulus, potentially worsening the redness.

In these situations, Microneedle RF treatments, well-known as Secret or Potenza, can be helpful.

The main mechanisms by which Microneedle RF treatment contributes to rosacea improvement are as follows:

1. Inducing Dermal Regeneration

Focuses on making the skin structure healthier.

Microneedle RF delivers high-frequency thermal energy to the dermis through micro-needles, stimulating fibroblasts.

As a result, the production of extracellular matrix (ECM) components such as collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid can be promoted.

This contributes to increasing the density and elasticity of the dermis.

This allows superficial blood vessels to react less sensitively to external stimuli, and improvement can be expected with them appearing less prominent to the naked eye.

Consequently, the principle is that a stronger skin foundation helps prevent blood vessels from easily dilating or becoming red.

2. Regulating Vascular Motility

Aims to stabilize the function of hypersensitive blood vessels.

The main characteristic of reactive rosacea is the tendency for blood vessels to dilate too easily even with minor stimuli.

Microneedle RF stabilizes the smooth muscles around blood vessels through repeated thermal stimulation and reduces over-reactive

autonomic nervous system signaling. This is expected to alleviate sudden flushing symptoms.

3. Suppressing Inflammatory Response

Acts to calm the inflammatory state within the skin.

In skin with chronic rosacea, inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, TNF-α, and VEGF can be excessively secreted.

These substances induce vasodilation,

stimulate melanin production,

and cause persistent redness.

The localized thermal energy from Microneedle RF in the dermal layer can inhibit the activity of inflammatory mediators, thus offering an anti-inflammatory effect that stabilizes chronic inflammatory rosacea.

4. Stabilizing Sebaceous Gland Function

Improves skin heat and redness by regulating sebum secretion.

Excessive sebum secretion can easily raise skin temperature. This further dilates blood vessels, worsening redness.

Microneedle RF delivers heat to the dermal layer around the sebaceous glands, helping to regulate sebum secretion to a certain extent. Especially for rosacea accompanied by oily skin, both heat sensation and burning can be alleviated.

5. Modulating Nerve Hypersensitivity

Reduces the activity of neurotransmitters that cause redness.

When the skin is stimulated, vasodilatory neuropeptides such as Substance P and CGRP (Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide) are secreted from sensory nerve endings. These substances can dilate blood vessels and cause redness, heat sensation, and burning.

Repeated Microneedle RF treatments can help reduce excessive redness by modulating the hypersensitivity of these nerve endings.

Rosacea is not merely a superficial reddening of the skin.

It is often a complex condition involving multiple intertwined causes, such as issues with a thinned dermis layer within the skin, sensitive nervous system responses, and recurrent inflammation and sebaceous gland dysfunction.

Devices like Excel V and Vbeam lasers, and Secret and Potenza Needle RF treatments, each work in different ways.

They either help reduce superficial redness or work to create a healthy internal skin environment.

Long-term improvement in rosacea can be expected when these two approaches are balanced.

While alleviating visible issues is important, a fundamental approach that improves the internal skin environment can be seen as crucial.

Genesis Laser

- Micro thermal energy is delivered deep into the skin to help calm blood vessels.

- It also promotes collagen production, which can lead to improved skin elasticity and pore refinement.

- Experience reduced redness and improved skin texture without a separate recovery period after the treatment.

Secret Needle RF

- Delivers thermal energy deep into the skin via micro-needles to help improve redness.

- By strengthening the dermal layer, it can contribute to long-term vascular stabilization.

- It also helps improve the skin barrier and reduce pore size, which is beneficial for addressing complex skin problems.

Recommended For

• 1. Those who experience discomfort due to red and sensitive rosacea symptoms.
• 2. Those concerned about skin texture issues in addition to rosacea.
• 3. Those who wish to address and improve the fundamental causes of rosacea.

Treatment Benefits

• 1. Can attempt to improve redness with a short treatment time of approximately 10 minutes.
• 2. Little to no burden for recovery time after treatment, allowing immediate return to daily life.
• 3. A treatment that can comprehensively help with various skin problems, including not only alleviating rosacea symptoms but also strengthening the skin barrier, improving elasticity, and refining pores.