The Tanda - New from CDLC

Highlights from the ASDS (American Society of Dermatologic Surgery) annual meeting.

The Tanda

When I saw the Tanda on the silent auction table it triggered a memory of several laser meetings where red light was discussed for treating inflammation (redness) post laser treatments. Here was the same technology in a home devise and was marketed by Young Pharmaceutical, a respected medical skin care company. Once I won the bid, I headed to the exhibit hall to talk with the formulating chemist and scientific brain who founded Young Pharmaceutical. He was surprisingly enthusiastic which was an unusual demeanor for this intellectual, formal, East Coast man. He showed me a treatment pattern that he had developed for the device so it would cover the face, neck, center of the chest and the backs of the hands in 7 ½ minutes, three times a week and was sharing the changes he was noticing in his own skin. I was encouraged to follow the treatment with his vitamin C antioxidant if done in the morning or the retinol product if used at night. The treatment turned out to be very easy but, as always, I think you need to be very careful around the eyes. I added my nose to the areas to be treated not only because of my rosacea redness but the pore size from Hades. To my complete surprise, I noticed definite smoothing of my skin and pore size the morning after my third treatment. I used my prescription strength tretinoin instead of the retinol after each treatment without any problems. I am looking forward to talking with other derms and my patients as to their experiences with this technology. There is also an interchangeable blue light treatment head. This treats acne and would be great for those of us who still suffer well into adulthood. Red for beauty, blue for zits or in other words, red for mom and blue for teens.

Dr Ann