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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Rosacea?
Question: What is causing this? I dont eat spicy food at all
My face is red and now is exibiting some pimple like marks. Its beem worse in the last few months .
My face is red and now is exibiting some pimple like marks. Its beem worse in the last few months .
Brief Answer:
I suggest a possibility of Rosacea. Topical+ Oral + laser treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have reviewed the Images.
I suggest a possibility of Rosacea.
Rosacea is a condition characterized by tendency for easy flushing/ blushing.
Later on there is persistent redness with or without acne bumps against a background of erythema.
Rosacea predominantly affects the centrofacial region i.e the malar area and nose; forehead as well as chin may also be affected.
Patients with rosacea have increased sensitivity to various triggers like sunlight, heat, cold, emotional stimuli, spicy foods, exercise etc
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition but there are a lot of treatment options that are beneficial in rosacea apart from avoiding the triggers.
Sunscreens are beneficial in rosacea since sun seems to exacerbate the redness.
Oral treatment options includes Oral antibiotics like Doxycycline, Azithromycin, Roxithromycin etc.
Oral antibiotics are antiinflammatory, they mainly benefit acne like lesions in rosacea with some effect on redness/ flushing.
Besides Oral antibiotics, topical Clindamycin phosphate 1% gel, topical Clarithromycin 1% gel, topical Benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel can also be used in those who also have redness associated with bumps/acne.
Topical treatment options like topical Metronidazole 1% gel, topical Azaleic acid 10% or 20% gel, topical 1% pimecrolimus are antiinflammatory and useful in acne and redness associated with rosacea.
Intense pulse light (IPL), vascular Lasers like 585 nm Pulse XXXXXXX Laser (PDL) and KTP Laser are very useful in rosacea, mostly for telangiectasias and persistent redness of rosacea. The target chromophore for these Laser/ light energy is hemoglobin.
The laser energy absorbed by hemoglobin destroys its containing vessel and therefore helps in reducing vascularity and thus redness of skin.
A session may be required once every 1-3 months.
I suggest you to visit a nearby dermatologist for more details about this skin condition and appropriate treatment.
Regards
I suggest a possibility of Rosacea. Topical+ Oral + laser treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have reviewed the Images.
I suggest a possibility of Rosacea.
Rosacea is a condition characterized by tendency for easy flushing/ blushing.
Later on there is persistent redness with or without acne bumps against a background of erythema.
Rosacea predominantly affects the centrofacial region i.e the malar area and nose; forehead as well as chin may also be affected.
Patients with rosacea have increased sensitivity to various triggers like sunlight, heat, cold, emotional stimuli, spicy foods, exercise etc
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition but there are a lot of treatment options that are beneficial in rosacea apart from avoiding the triggers.
Sunscreens are beneficial in rosacea since sun seems to exacerbate the redness.
Oral treatment options includes Oral antibiotics like Doxycycline, Azithromycin, Roxithromycin etc.
Oral antibiotics are antiinflammatory, they mainly benefit acne like lesions in rosacea with some effect on redness/ flushing.
Besides Oral antibiotics, topical Clindamycin phosphate 1% gel, topical Clarithromycin 1% gel, topical Benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel can also be used in those who also have redness associated with bumps/acne.
Topical treatment options like topical Metronidazole 1% gel, topical Azaleic acid 10% or 20% gel, topical 1% pimecrolimus are antiinflammatory and useful in acne and redness associated with rosacea.
Intense pulse light (IPL), vascular Lasers like 585 nm Pulse XXXXXXX Laser (PDL) and KTP Laser are very useful in rosacea, mostly for telangiectasias and persistent redness of rosacea. The target chromophore for these Laser/ light energy is hemoglobin.
The laser energy absorbed by hemoglobin destroys its containing vessel and therefore helps in reducing vascularity and thus redness of skin.
A session may be required once every 1-3 months.
I suggest you to visit a nearby dermatologist for more details about this skin condition and appropriate treatment.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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