Rosacea
Redness On Your Face? It Is Not A Happy Thing If
It Is A Chronic Skin Disorder!
If you constantly have skin flushing and redness when you're
not embarrassed, these are usually symptoms associated with
rosacea, a chronic skin disorder that has affected millions
of individuals, especially in the women category. However,
this condition doesn't usually appear until women reach their
30's or even later. Rosacea is known to believe to result
from the accumulation over time of excess acid in the body.
This accumulation tends to irritate the blood vessels and
since our facial area has some of the highest concentrations
of blood vessels, it's the area most affected by rosacea.
Symptoms Of Rosacea
Rosacea affects the face, which is why the symptoms are usually
very obvious. The main areas affected include cheeks and nose,
but the forehead and areas around the mouth can also be involved.
These areas generally have a large concentration of blood-carrying
arteries which is why some people blame the cause of rosacea
on excess acids.
Usually, you can categorize the symptoms by patches of red,
flush skin that may seem burn or sting or itch. Under some
circumstances, the skin will also become inflamed. There is
no consistency among patients on where the patches will develop
or appear, because they can appear on one or both sides simultaneously.
Skin type can be characterized by dry and flaky, or normal
or oily.
Bumps and pimples are some of the other symptoms of rosacea.
Similar in appearance to acne, these skin blemishes are not
the result of blocked pores. As a matter of fact, rosacea
is frequently referred to incorrectly as adult acne. Most
of the time, rosacea is often misdiagnosed as sunburn which
often delays proper treatment.
Causes Of Rosacea
The real cause of rosacea has yet to be identified and whether
genetics is involved is a hotly debated topic. There are patients
who can be certain that they have had a blood relative who
has or has had this chronic skin condition, which makes some
people think it's a hereditary condition. Patient analysis
also shows that fair-skinned persons and persons of Irish,
English, Scottish, Scandinavian and Welsh descent seem to
be more prone to rosacea.
There are also other possible causes, which include bacteria,
fungus and mites. Some blame it on the psychological factors
and others claim there's some type of problem in the skin's
connective tissues.
Treatments Of Rosacea
Do not worry, rosacea is certainly not infectious or contagious
and the fact that antibiotics are sometimes prescribed to
treat it causes confusion. Antibiotics is actually more for
the anti-inflammatory capability of antibiotics not their
bacteria fighting ability.
There are in fact, several ways that people with rosacea
can work at keeping it under control by staying away from
few factors, such as spicy food, alcoholic beverages, weather
that's hot or cold, beverages that have been heated, hot baths/saunas,
strenuous exercise and stress that's caused by emotional swings.
If redness is too severe, laser therapy can be prescribed.
The process helps remove the blood vessels that cause the
redness. Dermabrasion could help smooth the bumps.
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