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One often asked question by newly diagnosed sufferers is `can you get rosacea on areas other than your face’. The usual answer is no; you normally only see rosacea symptoms on the flushing zone areas in the central areas of your face. This paper slightly dispels this idea with a case report about one patient who had rosacea lesions on his arm, and upper chest …

A new trial has just been posted that will be looking at how Pyratine 6 (a variant of Kinetin) treats the papules & pustules, redness and visible blood vessels of rosacea.

From Clinical Trial NCT00580723: Effects of PRK 124 Lotion in Acne Rosacea
The purpose of this open-label study is to determine the tolerance and efficacy of twice-daily application of PRK 124 (Pyratine-6)(0.125%) moisturizing lotion …

In this case report of one patient, the papules and pustules of rosacea were difficult to treat until oral ivermectin was included in the treatment regime. This 2007 paper is similar to a 2002 paper, Treatment of rosacea-like demodicidosis with oral ivermectin and topical permethrin cream. The 2002 paper is also a case report of a single patient with recalcitrant symptoms. …

The internet Press Release sites are full of an announcement from Senetek about a product called Pyratine 6 and its possible use in treating rosacea. The announcement is based on a comparison of Pyratine 6 with another of Senetek’s products - Kinetin.

According to their results, Pyratine 6 (or PRK 124) shows higher scores, compared to Kinetin in the areas of fine wrinkles, skin …

A small study suggesting that FPDL has limited value for rosacea papules and pustules.Flashlamp pulsed dye laser (FPDL) did not cure papulopustular rosaceaLaster in Surgery and Medicine, Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 266 - 268Published Online: 5 Mar 2004Mats Berg, PhD MD, Desiree Wiegleb Edstrom, PhD MDKeywords: erythematotelangiectatic, flashlamp pulsed dye laser, papulopustular rosacea …