Rosacea
What Is Rosacea And How To Treat This Skin Disorder?
Rosacea is a type of chronic skin disease, it can be identified
by slight inflammation, redness and pimples and thickness
in skin. It is rare that other parts of the body are afflicted
with this type of skin disorder.
Rosacea grows both in men and women aged between 30 and 50.
However, acne rosacea is more common in women and the reason
has not been identified. One of the reasons could be due to
menopause and it increases in intensity over the period of
time. Initially, it would have the appearance of reddish complexion
but will develop into a more severe skin disfiguration.
Three stages of rosacea:
Stage One:
Redness on face will be visible with frequent persistence
of the reddish complexion. As time goes, redness becomes more
apparent as blood vessels emerge from the skin. The skin will
turn tough and develop burning sensations, this then evolve
to the point that whatever skin products is applied on the
skin may bring irritation and the sensation of skin burning.
Second stage:
The redness spreads at the stage and will be able to cover
the majority of the skin surface. The development of pimples,
swelling and boils will become noticeable.
Third stage:
Third stage is painful but many patients do not reach up
to this stage. This is where rhinophyma or the condition of
bulbous nose manifests. This can be identified by the swelling
which may spread to the entire central face and in rare cases,
may affect the areas near the earlobes. The sebaceous glands
will start to enlarge, thus causing puffed nose and cheeks.
Almost 50% of acne rosacea cases may involve infection in
the eyes. There are even conjunctivitis or irritated sensation
on the eye found in some cases. If this is not treated immediately,
this may bring serious eye complications.
However, the real causes for acne rosacea have yet to be
identified. This skin disorder could last for several years.
Different from other forms of acne, acne rosacea may have
direct links with food intakes. Such condition will happen
when certain chemicals in the body reacts with the chemicals
extracted from the food items taken into the body. Therefore,
patients should stay away from good that might trigger acne
breakout, and over exposure to sunlight must be avoided.
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