Rosacea

  Rosacea (pronounced rose-AY-shah) is a condition that mostly affects the skin of the face-usually in the area where people blush. There are a number of symptoms, ranging from mild to more severe, as you will see from the following list:
  Redness- This can look like nothing more than a blush or a sunburn. It’s caused by flushing (when a large amount of blood rushes to the blood vessels just under the skin, and the vessels expand to handle the flow). If this continues to happen, over time, the redness becomes more noticeable and does not go away.
  Pimples- As a result of continual flushing, the skin eventually becomes irritated and inflamed and pimples may appear on the face. These pimples maybe be papules ( small, red, and solid) or pustules (pus-filled, like teenage acne). This is why rosacea is often referred to as “adult acne” or “acne rosacea.” But people with rosacea don’t have the comedones (blackheads or whiteheads) usually seen in teenage ance.
  Broken or Enlarged Blood Vessels- Doctors call this telangiectasia (tell-an-jek-TAZE-yah). When people with rosacea flush, the small blood vessels of the face get larger-eventually showing through the skin. They may appear as spots or as thin wavy lines. Flushing, blushing, or redness may hide them, but they may become more visible as the underlying redness is cleared up by treatment.
  Enlarged, Bumpy Nose- This condition is called rhinophyma (rhy-no


	-FYE-muh), and is present in the more advanced stages-especially in men. When rosacea isn’t treated early, small, knobby bumps may gradually appear on the nose, giving it a swollen appearance. This is the symptom that gives rise to the myth that rosacea sufferers are actually problem drinkers, which can substantially contribute to the emotional upset experienced by many patients. It you’re like most people with rosacea, the first sign is usually rosy cheeks. As it progresses, the face may get red in patches and stay red or days at a time, and, eventually, the redness doesn’t go away at all. At this stage, some or all of the symptoms mentioned previously may also appear. Rosacea is a chronic conditions, which means the symptoms may come and go in cycles and fluctuate in their degree of severity. Because of this, many people mistake their rosacea for things like sunburn, windburn, a complexion change, or acne, and don’t bother to see a doctor. However, in most cases, the earlier you see a dermatologist, the quicker your rosacea can be brought under control. In fact, most dermatologist think that early treatment can keep rosacea from getting worse- and can even prevent blood vessels from enlarging or rhinophyma from developing.






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