Comments for Rosacea Support Group

Comment on Rosaliac AR Intense from La Roche-Posay by MsLux

MsLux — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:25:42 +0000

Avene have a new redness relief night treatment and a day lotion spf25. Both are green tinted. Anyone tried them, feedback good?

http://www.aveneusa.com/phys-ex-diroseal-anti-red-skin-l/

Comment on Smokers Much Less Likely to get Rosacea by MsLux

MsLux — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:18:47 +0000

Nonsense. Smoking wrecks your skin and makes rosacea much worse. The title is very misleading!

Comment on How Much Would You Pay to Cure Your Rosacea? by MsLux

MsLux — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:17:13 +0000

€10,000 to be able to have pale or olive coloured robust skin. Life is hard enough!

Comment on Coblation with Saline and Radio Frequency Induced Plasma: Rhinophyma Miracle by MsLux

MsLux — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:13:29 +0000

Alexandra Roper is the contact for this trial and published research. Her contact details are on the link below. Her clinical team at the Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Blackburn Infirmary, in the UK may be aware of colleagues working with coblation for dermatology ENT issues in the US and Australia. It would be interesting to hear if this procedure could be used as a preventative and restorative intervention for early stage rhinophyma.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=30D9A6F8116C24775E9468C088755B00.journals?fromPage=online&aid=8310006

Comment on Coblation with Saline and Radio Frequency Induced Plasma: Rhinophyma Miracle by MsLux

MsLux — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:12:02 +0000

Alexandra Roper is the contact for this trial and published research. Her contact details are on the link below. Her clinical team at the Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Blackburn Infirmary, in the UK may be aware of colleagues working with coblation for dermatology ENT issues. It would be interesting to hear if this procedure could be used as a preventative and restorative intervention for early stage rhinophyma.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=30D9A6F8116C24775E9468C088755B00.journals?fromPage=online&aid=8310006

Comment on Epsom salts or Milk of Magnesia actually works ? by Tee

Tee — Mon, 21 May 2012 23:56:49 +0000

Oh what a terrible thing…this rosacea! In the beginning, I was desperate and tried everything that was suggested online. I bought the supplements and the creams…I tried the oils and the potions…all to no avail. I spoke to a geneticist a couple of weeks ago and she turned to me and said magnesium so matter of factly. I researched it and thought what the heck its worth a try. I mix milk of magnesia with a bit of vitamin E oil just so it doesn’t dry tight on the face and Bam…2 days I was over the read. Started a Cal-Mag supplement and the worst seems to be over. After months of waking up and dreading the day, it seems I have turned the corner. I wash my face with epsom salt and apply my concotion before bed. Every day I wear less and less make-up. I am 56 years old and my skin is looking better and better everyday. Best wishes to all that have to deal with this.

Comment on Rosacea LTD Disks Personal History by Marty

Marty — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:02:28 +0000

I have been having pretty good success with compound prescription from my dermatogist but lately, and after about 4 or 5 laser treatments, the capillaries are more apparent than ever. I am very careful about what I eat, avoiding sun exposure and taking the precautions that I am aware of. However, at 63, and still going through menopause which causes hot flashes which directly affect my rosacea, I’m thinking of trying the rosacea disks. Are you still using them and having success. Any further feedback would be appreciated. First time in a long time, I’m feeling discouraged!

Thanks so much.

Marty

Comment on Smokers Much Less Likely to get Rosacea by GJ

GJ — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:21:12 +0000

Hey David. It’s been a long time.

It’s fun to play around with these sorts of findings..because it’s epidemiology and we can. Say we think there’s something meaningful – a lesson – here:
We might say that smokers tend to be less obese and obesity is inflammatory.

Say we don’t think there’s anything meaningful here:
We might say that smokers don’t care much about their health and are unlikely to visit their GP… But when they do visit their GP they are often dying. On those occasions they will not be complaining about pustules and ruddiness about the cheeks but about dying. The GP will be apt to diagnose ‘dying’ and not ‘dying with concomitant rosacea.’

From personal experience, the skin of smokers comes in two types: either dead looking or highly florid with lots of broken vessels. The first (I guess) is a result of hypoxia and the second, a result of the body’s response to hypoxia (new vessel growth). Neither are great looks.

Comment on The One Thing I Wish I Was Told About Treating Rosacea by Kitty

Kitty — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:07:13 +0000

Six years ago my husband and I left the tropical December heat of North Queensland, to go to the northern hemisphere winter to live and work in the UK. We returned to Australia ten months later, both suffering from rosacea. Since then, we have seen numerous doctors, gone down the rozex and doxycycline path, consulted naturopaths and modified our diets etc, all with varied results. Suffice to say, we still wake every day with the redness and spots, and for me, depending on the point in my cycle, it can be a good day or not. Hopefully some of these suggestions here will provide a solution. Thanks:-)

Comment on Smokers Much Less Likely to get Rosacea by Rose

Rose — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:34:16 +0000

I have found the opposite to be true, myself. My skin was so much worse when I smoked. The healthier my body is, the better my rosacea is.