What is rosacea?
Rosacea is a chronic (long-term) disease that affects the skin and sometimes the eyes. The characteristic of this condition is redness, acne, and thickening of the skin at an advanced stage. Rosacea usually occurs on the face. The skin on the upper body is rarely involved. There are 4 subtypes of rosacea, each of which has its own symptoms. Rosacea is characterized by red, small, pus-filled spots on the skin. A person can have more than one type of rosacea at the same time. Usually, rosacea only affects the skin on the nose, cheeks and forehead. The disease usually recurs in cycles, which means you can experience symptoms for a few weeks or months, then they go away and then come back.
Types of rosacea
Subtype 1, erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR), is redness of the face and visible blood vessels.
Subtype 2, papulopustular (or acne) rosacea, is a pimple-like lump and often occurs in middle-aged women.
Subtype 3, rhinophyma, is rare and presents as thickening of the nasal skin. It usually occurs in men and is accompanied by other subtypes of rosacea.
Subtype 4 is ocular rosacea, and its symptoms occur in the eye area.
Rosacea symptoms
Signs of rosacea ETR (subtype 1):
- Redness of the face
- Visible ruptured blood vessel
- Swollen skin
- Sensitive skin
- Stinging and burning skin
- Dry and rough skin
Signs of acne rosacea (subtype 2):
- It looks like pimples and the skin is very red
- Oily skin
- Sensitive skin
- Visible ruptured blood vessel
- The part of the skin that arises
Signs of thickened skin (subtype 3)
- Skin texture that is not smooth
- The skin of the nose is thickened
- The skin on the chin, forehead, cheeks and ears is thickened
- Enlarged pores
- Broken blood vessels are visible
Ocular rosacea signs (subtype 4)
- Red and watery eyes
- Eyes feel like gritty
- Burning and burning sensation in the eyes
- Dry and itchy eyes
- Eyes sensitive to light
- Cysts in the eye
- Reduced vision
- Broken blood vessels on the eyelids
What causes rosacea?
The cause of rosacea is unknown. Probability is a combination of heredity and environment. Several things can worsen rosacea symptoms, such as:
- Spicy food
- Alcoholic beverages
- Helicobacter pylori bacteria in the intestine
- The demodex skin mite and the bacteria Bacillus oleronius are carried
- Cathelicidin (a protein that protects the skin from infection)
How do you deal with rosacea?
Although there is no cure for rosacea, rosacea can be managed and controlled. Dermatologists can usually treat rosacea. The goal of treatment is to control the condition and improve the appearance of the patient's skin. It may take several weeks or months of treatment until the patient feels changes in the skin.
Some doctors will prescribe topical antibiotics, which are applied directly to the skin. For patients with severe cases, doctors usually prescribe oral antibiotics. Bumps and "pimples" can respond to treatment, but they can be hard to get rid of. Recently, it was discovered that topical gels can reduce the redness caused by rosacea.
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