Does radio frequency help dry eye? What is the new treatment for dry eye disease?

Could radiofrequency waves successfully treat dry eyes? Radiofrequency (RF) has recently become the latest treatment for dry eye syndrome. It all begins with Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) which is a common type of dry eye and it causes evaporative dry eye disease. Evaporative dry eye disease means there isn’t enough oil being produced in your tear film and as a result, your tears dry up at a quicker rate. It accounts for nearly 80% of dry eye disease. And that is today’s video is exciting . . . so let’s get into it! #radiofrequency #dryeyedisease #dryeyesyndrome #dryeyesyndrome
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⏱️ Timecodes:
00:00 Intro to Radio Frequency for Dry Eye
01:04 Mild MGD or Dry Eye Syndrome Treatments
02:44 Radio Freequency (RF) has the ability to . . .
04:43 How Can Radio Frequency Treatments Help Dry Eye Syndrome
05:31 Common Questions About Radio Frequency Treatment
09:05 An Important Note About All Skin Tones**
09:46 Summary - Our Biggest Takeaways
What is Radiofrequency?
Radiofrequency (RF) is a technique that stimulates collagen production by safely delivering high frequency electrical currents to the surface of the skin. The electrical currents generate heat, at a predetermined temperature, to increase collagen growth within the superficial and deeper layers of the skin. This increase in collagen helps to tighten the skin, resulting in an improved appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
The application of radiofrequency serves a dual purpose for wrinkle reduction and in-office MGD treatment. MGD is associated with dry eye disease and the blockage of meibomian glands prevents secretion of oil into the tears. Radiofrequency has the ability to provide uniform bulk heating at an optimal temperature to treat MGD. Heat delivered during the procedure melts the oil that is clogging the glands and consistent pressure from the application movement allows for easy simultaneous expression.
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[@mayn7115]

I got my first RF and IPL today. RF is nice treatment. I felt my eyes produce oil that warm compress doesn’t help me. It’s a comforting process. If your glands are clogged , this treatment could help. They did IPL right after RF for me. This isn’t a comforting treatment😢. I do have a lot of red vessels appear in eyes / inflammation so I hope IPL helps with it. They’re expensive tho. Each section of each treatment is $450. $450* 2 = $900. The whole treatment is 4 times ( every 3 weeks) . Math :$900*4 = $3600. The clinic offers me whole treatment is $3000.

[@lifesolutionswithtania]

Thank you for your wonderful information 🙏🏼 RF has great benefits 😊

[@EyeSchoolwithDrD]

You are so welcome! 😍

[@mlikshebi4166]

Love you docter

[@loubella]

Thank you for explaining Dr D. I am going to a new clinic that is offering me a series of RF treatments and IPL (not at the same time) and your explanation about inflammation and obstruction helps me understand what these treatments are targeting.

[@Christinapearo]

Can you go for an expression with an infected stye?

[@jenniferlauria3792]

Hi @eyeSchoolwithDrD Do you have any further info about a combined device that does both IPL & RF? I can't find anything online when I research it.

[@icedteawithsugar]

Two sessions of RF haven't caused any improvement for me. I have two more coming but I'm not sure this is the therapy I needed.

[@helios4425]

Why do some doctors prescribe Valtrex before RF ? Does it really cause cold sores

[@emilievan25]

Whats the cost of one rf?

[@christinevaseer9122]

Lipiflow didn’t work for me

[@lifesolutionswithtania]

Same here. It might work if one were to take weekly sessions for six months. Sadly just one session is $1,000.00 here in canada 🇨🇦 Having said that, I bought a Red light/NIR body panel. I haven’t been regular on it, but it seems to have helped a bit.

[@jenniferlauria3792]

Is Thermage (RF) for the eye area what you’re talking about here?

[@EyeSchoolwithDrD]

right now the most commonly used is by cyanosure but lumenis has an FDA approved RF for dry eye coming soon i believe.

[@Pulsedriver93]

Isn't RF the same kind of frequency emitted from cell phones that have been defined as possibly carcinogenic to the human body?

[@zomgoose]

RF is much better than MiBO but it costs a lot more.

[@sterlgirlceline]

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