Rosacea Treatment

What is Rosacea?
Rosacea is an inflammatory dermatological skin condition which many professionals consider chronic and typically leads to swelling and redness on the face, neck, cheeks, ears, scalp, chest and back. Rosacea often is accompanied by small red or pus-filled bumps and in many cases are confused with acne.

In many cases initial warning signs are a tendency to flush or blush easily. This typically progresses to redness, rough blotchy skin, pimples, and in many cases threadlike blood vessels (telangiectasias) in the center of the face.

Rosacea has been labeled as a progressive condition, however, people with rosacea may experience this skin disorder as a cystic condition. Cystic rosacea refers to a pattern where the condition flares, then subsides and then flares again.

Adults between the ages of 30 and 60 and who have fair skin are the typical rosacea suffers. Women tend to have rosacea more than men, however, men tend to have a higher frequency of a more intense and serious form called rhinophyma which is a swollen red nose.

Over 14 million Americans suffer from rosacea. Currently there is no known cause and worse yet, no known cure which means rosacea suffers are often left to deal with the symptoms and embarrassment of this bothersome skin disorder. Many suffers deal with this chronic persistent skin condition for as long as ten years.

Rosacea is not considered infectious and there is no way the condition can be spread by touch. It is however a condition if left unattended to will progressively get worse.

It is advised that if you think you have rosacea make an appointment with your doctor. With rosacea being a progressive condition the sooner it is diagnosed the better chance of bringing under control. Self diagnosis is not advised. The more the condition is allowed to advance the greater the potential damage to your skin.

Symptoms of Rosacea

People with rosacea may experience 4 distinct levels that begin with frequent dilation of the blood vessels and then progress to mild, moderate, and finally severe where actual skin damage occurs. As the stages escalates people experience more pain.

Generally the more common rosacea symptom is redness near the center of their faces.

Rosacea Causes and Triggers

While you are treating rosacea is is important to to eliminate or reduce anything that might cause the condition to flare. As each person is different it follows that each person will have different things that activate and flare the rosacea. With that in mind dermatologist recommend keeping a list of suspicious triggers and eliminate them. Common triggers include intense exercise, sunlight, winter weather, stress, skin care products, facial products that contain acids or alcohol, clogged pores, and hot weather.

Treatments

Once diagnosed, treatment is more effective the sooner you begin. Early diagnoses and swift treatment is the key to controlling this progressive condition.

Typically, depending on the overall condition of your skin treatment will consist of some form of oral antibiotic in combination with a topical product. To bring the condition under control dermatologist generally will recommend using a combination of oral and topical application to stop the progressive nature of rosacia. Once control has been established and rosacea is in remission many physicians suggest you use a topical antibiotic to prevent the condition from flaring up.

Rosecea symptoms could take up to two months of treatment before the skin condition improves.

Along with traditional treatment there are several natural methods that many have found effective.

Reduce sugar in your diet – Which will deny rosacea of its fuel.

Basically – the rosacea engine burns glucose. So what you need to do is make a metabolic shift. And the only way in which you can d this is change from your current high carbohydrate diet to a high protein diet. This will change your metabolism. As you go through this metabolic shift many report headaches, being overly tired, and they generally don’t feel good. What you have is an insulin dominant metabolism which is an inflammatory environment for rosacea and is what in most cases triggers the rosacea.

Remember the key to taking control of rosacea is quick diagnosis and treatment before the condition gains momentum. Successful treatment means paying attention to diet and lifestyle plus avoiding any potential triggers.

For people who have skin damage from out of control rosacea there are surgical methods available to help correct the damage to your skin.

The Future

Advancements are being made in figuring out the cause of rosacea. The current thinking is that it is a combination of genetic predisposition and environment. While a person does not have control over their genetics they do have control over environmental factors meaning they need to identify and avoid products and situations that cause rosacea to flare.