Rosacea

Rosacea is common in your 20s and 30s and peaks between the ages of 40 and 50. In the worst cases, disfiguring swelling and redness, particularly of the nose (rhinophyma), may develop after many years. Rosacea is a fairly common disease, especially in fair-skinned people of Celtic or Northern European heritage. Although women are more affected than men in the earlier stages by a ratio of 3 to 1, men develop the swelling tissue more frequently. Contributing factors can include a genetic disposition, gastrointestinal disturbances and bacteria.

Rosacea patients often experience increased redness on the central face, less often on the neck and on the V-shaped area of the chest. These patients frequently "flush" due to many causes, including sun-exposure, heat, cold, exercise, chemical irritation, strong emotions, alcoholic beverages, hot drinks, and spices. Eventually, the flushing and blushing leads to permanent redness.

 

Treatment of rosacea typically requires several avenues of care. Protection against sunlight is foremost. There are topical medications such as Retin-A, but these have proven to be only moderately successful. In addition, the redness, flushing, and facial spider veins associated with rosacea can be successfully treated using lasers, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), or light therapy. Lasers often cause significant bruising of the patient's face, and for this reason we prefer the equally effective, but gentler Intense Pulsed Light treatment option. If you suffer from rosacea or have any of the symptoms of rosacea listed above, call the experts at Rejuvenate! for a private consultation.

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