What is rosacea?
Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes persistent facial redness, broken vessels on cheeks, acne like bumps, eye irritation and skin sensitivity
What causes rosacea?
We do not know the exact cause of rosacea. Family history, altered microbiome of the skin (desmodex mite) and gut (H pylori), UV light and impaired skin barrier play a role.
What triggers flare up of rosacea?
Temperature change, exercise, spicy food, dairy, processed meat, hot drinks, alcohol, stress, smoking, fragrance, essential oils, witch hazel, benzoyl peroxide, physical exfoliation, vasodilators, steroids, hot baths…
What is the treatment for rosacea?
Unfortunately, there is no cure for rosacea yet. We can minimise symptoms using a few different measures.
- At home
- Keep a symptom diary to aid the identification of triggers: food you ate, cosmetic products that you put on, temperature of the day
- Avoid triggers if you can
- Simple non irritating skincare routine, always put physical sunscreen
- Green coloured primers to minimise appearance of redness
- In clinic
- Prescription creams: rozex, soolantra
- Prescription antibiotics/anti-inflammatory dose: doxycycline
- IPL
- Vascular laser