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Is There Any Permanent Treatment For Possible Rosacea?

I'm 34 years old who suffered with sever acne from the age of 18. Now my face is becoming red and dry especially on my cheek, nose, chin and forehead. I'm really losing my self confidence. when I searched in the net I came to know that it is Rosacea and there is no treatment for this and gets aggrevated as age goes by. I'm really worried. Please suggest me
Wed, 3 Dec 2014
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Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic

Rosacea is characterized by redness, flushing and sometimes papules/bumps.
Patients with rosacea have increased sensitivity of skin to various triggers like sunlight, heat, cold, emotional stimuli, spicy foods etc.
Rosacea is chronic but there are a lot of treatment options that are beneficial in rosacea apart from avoiding the triggers.
Drugs which are known to be effective in rosacea are topical metronidazole gel, azaleic acid gel, clindamycin gel.
Oral treatment includes Tetracyclines like Doxycycline, Macrolides like Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Roxithroimycin etc.
Lasers like Intense pulsed light (IPL) and Pulse dye laser(PDL), KTP Laser are also used in rosacea, mostly for telangiectasias and persistent redness of rosacea.
I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region and get specific therapy for rosacea according to the severity.

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Is There Any Permanent Treatment For Possible Rosacea?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic Rosacea is characterized by redness, flushing and sometimes papules/bumps. Patients with rosacea have increased sensitivity of skin to various triggers like sunlight, heat, cold, emotional stimuli, spicy foods etc. Rosacea is chronic but there are a lot of treatment options that are beneficial in rosacea apart from avoiding the triggers. Drugs which are known to be effective in rosacea are topical metronidazole gel, azaleic acid gel, clindamycin gel. Oral treatment includes Tetracyclines like Doxycycline, Macrolides like Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Roxithroimycin etc. Lasers like Intense pulsed light (IPL) and Pulse dye laser(PDL), KTP Laser are also used in rosacea, mostly for telangiectasias and persistent redness of rosacea. I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist in your region and get specific therapy for rosacea according to the severity. Regards