What is Rosacea? Rosacea is one of the most common inflammatory conditions of the skin of the face. Once it afflicts you, your face will take on a characteristic redness that looks like a permanent flush or blush. Soon after, pimples and thin red lines will likewise develop. This condition is sometimes referred to as acne rosacea but this can be terribly misleading since acne and rosacea are two different conditions.

Causes of Rosacea

One of the most frustrating things about acne rosacea is that there is no known cause. There are many suggestion as to the origins of rosacea such as:

Emotional factors that cause blushing or flushing of the face may trigger acne rosacea.

Changes in the weather may cause acne rosacea to occur.

Sun exposure generally worsens the condition.

Rosacea - Symptoms

A severe symptom of Rosacea is the irritation of the eyes evolving with dryness, redness, burning sensation, crusted mucus and tearing sensation; conjunctivitis and swollen eyelids are also common. The persons suffering from these symptoms cannot tolerate eye lenses; the vision is disturbed and blurry only in more severe cases of Rosacea. According to the symptoms, Rosacea can easily be misdiagnosed due to its assembling to lupus or acne.

Rosacea Treatment

Oral products are indicated in flare-ups of Rosacea because they take faster control over the symptoms. Such antibiotics are erythromycin, doxycicline, tetracycline and Minocycline. The glycoic acid will help treat the red bumps and pimples caused by Rosacea. It is contained in products like creams, peels and washes. Peels are applied once every 3 weeks and causes the skin to become red. Patients must avoid sun for a few hours until the redness goes away. The other glicoic products are given to increase the peeling effect.

Alternative medication for preventing the occurrence of papules and pustules are products containing the vitamin A and found in products like Accutane or Roaccutane both with increased content of Isotrentinoin. This particular product has high anti inflammatory properties and works by inhibiting the function of the sebaceous glands physically shrinking them.

Topical corticosteroids applied on the face can produce a similar to Rosacea syndrome with similar symptoms. Fluorinated products lead to low-potency; non-fluorinated products worsen existing Rosacea and delay the resolution of steroid-induced flare-ups.

People who develop infections of the eyelids must practice frequent eyelid hygiene. Daily scrubbing the eyelids gently with diluted baby shampoo or an over-the-counter eyelid cleaner and applying warm (but not hot) compresses several times a day is recommended.

Vascular laser (single wavelength) or Intense Pulsed Light (broad spectrum) machines offer one of the best treatments for rosacea

On the market you can find several alternative medicines, mostly topical creams, to treat rosacea. These often contain natural oils, herbal extracts, vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants that alleviate inflammation and stimulate skin healing. They may also contain mild antiseptic agents to treat bacterial infection.

There are plenty of alternative medicines found in the market such as topical creams that comprise of natural oils, herbs, minerals and antioxidants that heal the acute irritation. The bacterial infection is treated with mild antiseptic agents. Consult a physician before using any medication.

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