Rosacea Info and Treatment

Rosacea is becoming a more and more common problems particularly in the baby-boomers who now enter the most vulnerable age. Many people think that rosacea is just another form of acne, but they are wrong.

Rosacea is similar to acne, but it’s usually more complicated than that. While acne can be cured, rosacea has no cure. There is a treatment for rosacea, but this mostly treats the symptoms and signs than the actual problem. The reason is because the causes for rosacea are not at this point known.

So what info do we have currently on rosacea? It is known that around 14 million Americans have rosacea, but only a small population gets actual treatment for it. Rosacea seems to appear somewhere after the age of 30 and mostly on the face and neck. The face, cheeks, nose and chin become all red, and this redness comes and goes at will.

Doctors are of the oppinion that the people mostly at risk of rosacea are caucasians with fair skin who tend to blush or burn under the sun very easily. Although women are mostly affected, the symptoms are worse in men.

So what are some of the symptoms of rosacea?

This is what you should be looking for when you’re not sure whether you have rosacea or not. If you think you do,  you need to consult with a dermatologist right away.

Blushing or flushing, red face, visible blood vessels, pimples on the face, eye irritation, burning or stinging of the face skin and swelling.

And how is rosacea treated?

Like I said, only the symptoms can be treated and reversed, but the actual problem, until the causes will be known, are untreatable at this point.

The reason why rosacea needs to be seen by a medical professional, is due to the fact that each person is different and treatment needs to be done according to each of us differently. Just like a suit, rosacea treatment needs to be tailored to each of us.

Doctors will prescribe various topical and oral medication to reduce swelling, pimples, redness. When this is not enough, laser treatment can be further employed. This will reduce visible blood vessels, correct any nose disfigurement and reduce the strong redness on the face.

Although rosacea is not completely treatable, there is hope that at least the major symptoms can be eliminated. There is enough rosacea info available that a person can fairly easy identifty whether they have rosacea and visit their dermatologist, who will be able to confirm and prescribe proper treatment. There are cases when rosacea is removed completely. Although it is not known what exactly removes it, only if you follow doctor’s orders will you have a chance at getting better. Unlike with acne, with rosacea you can not make it on your own.