Rosacea Treatment And Cure
Rosacea is a chronic disease which usually first appears as subtle reddening on the face. It is usually focused on the center of the face. Rosacea commonly starts on the nose and spread outwards to include the cheeks, chin and forehead. Over time this may develop into some inflammation and may be accompanied by skin eruptions. If left untreated, rosacea can worsen over time and even affect the eyelids and mucous membranes. By some recent estimates Rosacea afflicts 13 million Americans.
Treatment and its cure for Rosacea
There is no cure for rosacea. The primary goal of treatment is to control the redness, inflammation, and skin eruptions. The biggest key to controlling rosacea is to avoid triggers — factors that cause the skin to flush.
Common triggers include sun exposure, very hot or very cold weather, alcohol, very hot foods, spicy foods, intense exercise, and stress. In addition, menopause and some medicines may cause flushing. To help identify your triggers, keep a diary of when symptoms appear, what you were doing, the environmental conditions, and what you think may have brought on your symptoms. Discuss this with your doctor.
Although there is no cure, treatment can decrease symptoms and slow or stop progression. Treatment varies depending on severity. Options include surface or oral antibiotics, Intense Pulsed Light (IPL®), Fraxel® Laser and GentleWaves® treatment. Avoidance of triggers is important.
The best advice for anyone who thinks that he or she might have rosacea is to see a dermatologist as early as possible. Experts believe early diagnosis and treatment not only control the signs and symptoms of rosacea, but might actually reverse progression. Early treatment can prevent blood vessels from enlarging and rhinophyma from developing.
Rosacea is a fairly common disease, especially in fair-skinned people. The disease evolves in stages. The early signs are recurrent episodes of blushing that finally becomes abnormal redness (erythema), particularly on the nose and cheeks. These are so-called flushers and blushers. Rosacea patients often experience increased redness (erythema) on the central areas of the face, caused by numerous factors: ultraviolet radiation, heat, cold, exercise, chemical irritation, strong emotions, alcoholic beverages, hot drinks, and spices.
Control rosacea
Improve the appearance of the patient’s skin.
Many patients can reduce or eliminate the need for rosacea medication by avoiding factors that cause flare-ups. If medications are needed, it may take several weeks or months before a person notices an improvement. However, without proper care, rosacea may progress to a more disfiguring condition.
Although there is no cure for Rosacea, it can be treated and controlled. A dermatologist (a medical doctor who specializes in diseases of the skin) usually treats Rosacea. The goals of treatment are to control the condition and improve the appearance of the patient’s skin. It may take several weeks or months of treatment before a person notices an improvement of the skin.
Some doctors will prescribe a topical antibiotic, such as metronidazole, which is applied directly to the affected skin. For people with more severe cases, doctors often prescribe an oral (taken by mouth) antibiotic. Tetracycline, minocycline, erythromycin, and doxycycline are the most common antibiotics used to treat Rosacea. The papules and pustules symptomatic of Rosacea may respond quickly to treatment, but the redness and flushing are less likely to improve. Products like the Zenmed Support Serum System can dramatically reduce Rosacea intensity. The Serum System is a highly effective, all-natural topical treatment built specifically for Rosacea and Acne Rosacea sufferers. The therapeutic ingredients are synergistically combined to reduce the facial redness, flushing and broken vessels common to Rosacea.
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