Rosacea is a
long-term disease affecting
the skin and occasionally
the eyes as well. Rosacea is
identified by such signs as
pimples, redness, and
thickened skin when the
sufferer has an advanced
condition. Rosacea can also
affect the upper parts of
the body.
Who Can Get
Rosacea?
About 14
million people in the U.S.
suffer from rosacea. This
disease usually affects
adults ages from 30 to 60.
Women more than men are more
likely to have rosacea.
Anyone of any skin color can
get rosacea, but people with
fair skin appear to be more
prone to get it.
How is
Rosacea Recognized?
Rosacea has
many conditions and symptoms
that are linked to it. Some
of them include inflammatory
rosacea, vascular rosacea,
flushing, and many other
conditions that involve the
skin.
Inflammatory
rosacea causes continuous
redness, pustules, and pink
bumps on the skin.
Sensitivity and eye
inflammation can take place.
A second
condition known as vascular
rosacea provokes continual
flushing and redness.
Beneath the facial skin
blood vessels can enlarge,
appearing transparently on
the skin as little red
lines. The affected skin can
be somewhat swollen.
Frequently
flushing on the face,
happens during the beginning
stage of rosacea. Flushing
is oftentime felt with a
burning sensation,
especially when any
cosmetics and creams are
used on the face.
The skin
turns a deep red and an
inflamed eye becomes more
visible in the utmost
advanced point of rosacea.
At this stage, often there
are many telangiectases in
existence, and also, nodules
in the sufferer's skin can
grow agonizing. Men can
develop another condition
known as rhinophyma; this is
a seldom condition
for women. People with
rhinophyma develop a round
expanded red nose which
happens because of the
sebaceous glands' expansion
under the skin's surface on
the nose.
What are the
Causes of Rosacea?
So far,
doctors are not certain of
what exactly causes a skin
disease such as rosacea.
They believe certain people
can actually inherit a
predisposed disposition to
catch this skin disorder.
There are researchers who
think rosacea is caused when
blood vessels expand too
easily that result in
redness and flushing.
Bear in mind
that certain things that
provoke rosacea to break out
in one person might have
absolutely no effect on
another individual. Past
rosacea sufferers claim that
the following have worsen
this skin condition:
sunlight, heat, extremely
cold temperatures, vigorous
exercise, alcohol
consumption, spicy and hot
beverage, prolonged usage of
steroids applied on the
face, emotional stress, and
menopause.
Is Rosacea
Curable? Can I Find a
Treatment for Rosacea?
Even though
there currently exists no
absolute cure for rosacea,
this disease may be treated.
Generally, a dermatologist
treats a case of rosacea.
The objectives of any
treatment are to bring this
condition under control and
better the patient's skin
appearance. To see
visible improvement from
treatment, can take many
weeks or months. Doctors may
prescribe an antibiotic like
metronidazole; the patient
can directly apply
metronidazole to the
affected area. For an
advanced case of rosacea, a
doctor may prescribe oral
antibiotics such as
erythromycin, tetracycline,
doxycycline, and minocycline.
