Suggest Treatment For Rosacea

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2014

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Fri, 7 Nov 2014 Answered on

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Question : what is this red mark on my face? it showed up about a month ago and has not changed at all. is there anything I can do about it? I'm out in the sun quite a bit. I use dove facial lotion with spf in the morning.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
rosacea

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and photographs.
It is looking like rosacea.
In this disease blood vessels if face dilate and give reddish appearance to face.
Exposure to heat or sunlight is the main cause.
I usually treat my patients with topical metronidazole cream in night and sunscreen with spf 50 in day.
Capsule doxycycline is also helpful. You can meet your doctor and discuss regarding these drugs.
Hope this helps.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (2 minutes later)

with treatment will it go away?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It can be controlled

Detailed Answer:
Hello
It can be controlled with treatment.
However there are chances of recurrence.
Hope it works for you.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj