Medical Treatments

If you have been diagnosed with migraine and get migraine headaches often, you may wonder if there’s anything you can do to prevent them.

OnabotulinumtoxinA, or Botox, was approved in 2010 for adults who get chronic migraines. That means you have both:

• A history of migraine headaches
• Headaches (including tension-type) on most days (15 or more) of the month of which 8 are migraine

It won’t work for you if you:

• Get headaches 14 or fewer days each month
• Have other types of headaches, like cluster

Rosacea is a common skin condition that causes the blood vessels in your face to become visible and your face to appear red or flushed. Patches of small, pus-filled bumps are another common symptom.

Affecting over 16 million Americans, rosacea doesn’t pose a danger to your health, but it can make you feel self-conscious when your symptoms flare up.

Dermatologists have found ways to treat rosacea symptoms with laser and light therapies. Different types of lasers target different aspects of rosacea. This article will talk about how these laser treatments work and how effective they are in treating symptoms.

Laser treats scaly skin plaques and scalp psoriasis quickly and effectively. Most patients experience significant improvement in 6 to 10 brief treatment sessions and usually have clearing in 10 to 20 treatments, depending on severity of involvement. Treatment typically provides long lasting relief and several months free of symptoms without harmful side effects.