Rosacea symptoms and available treatment options

Rosacea is quite a common skin condition but majority of people does not know about it.

 

What is rosacea?  

Rosacea is a kind of excessive blushing that affects the central third part of the face especially on the nose. It is characterized by periods of relapse means that there are periods of ups and downs in this skin condition.

Signs and symptoms of Rosacea

Rosacea is characterized by certain symptoms that include the following;

• Excessive facial redness ( face easily become flushed or blushed without any apparent reason)
• Appearance of tiny red pimples along with fine red lines (Telangiectasias) on the face
• In severe cases, the nose may become enlarged and bulbous (rhinophyma)
• Can cause eye issues like swollen and red eyes, conjuctivitus or rosacea keratitis.
• Burning and stinging sensation on face

Rosacea is often mistaken to be rosy cheeks or sunburn or sometime acne but if it is left unattended it can lead to serious skin issues like acne.

 

Rosacea Treatment options

Though complete cure of rosacea is not available yet, but there are certain rosacea treatments that can help to control the symptoms of rosacea. For majority of people, rosacea treatments involve the blend of self-help measures along with some particular treatment for rosacea recommended according to the specific symptoms.

 

Self-help measures for treatment of rosacea

There are numerous self-help measures which you can adopt at home to exercise control over rosacea symptoms. That include;

• Avoiding the things which trigger the rosacea symptoms like exposure to direct sunlight, hot and cold weather, hot baths , spicy foods etc.
• Adopting a regular skin care regime such as making use of the quality and prescription skin care products especially for sensitive skin.
• Using camouflage make-up to disguise the affected skin area.
• Keeping your face and eyelids clean so that rosacea should not reach your eyes.

 

Other rosacea treatment options

Rosacea can be effectively managed and controlled by combining the self-help measures with the other available rosacea treatments. Some of the other treatment options include the following;

• Rosaclear by Obagi: It is a well-known and quite popular rosacea treatment which is a specially formulated and gentle skin care system that is appropriate for all kinds of skin and give an effective relieve from the symptoms of rosacea. This treatment of rosacea includes the use of different skin care creams in the morning and evening along with a high quality sun screen.
• IPL treatment: it is another rosacea treatment which gives highly effective and quick results. It damages the dilated blood capillaries which then shrink in size and become invisible over time. The rosacea symptoms show considerable improvement in 2-4 rosacea laser treatment sessions.
• Botox treatment: Botox has also been found to be effective in reducing the symptoms of rosacea. 

When Botox is injected into the skin it blocks the release of neurotransmitter known as ‘acetylcholine’ that is responsible for excessive sweating and dilation of blood vessels, thus reducing the facial blushing/ flushing.