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So back to the dermatologist, took me off the doxyclcine. Gave me Erythromycin 2x a day along with metrogel. Feel like my eyes are still affected. They are tired right now. I havn't figured out what my triggers might be. But flare ups almost always happen in the early afternoon.

Hello,

I was diagnosed with mild Rosacea one year ago. My doc said it was mild and since I was only 25, I can prevent it from getting worse with age if I acted now..I am a fair skinned person who had a flawless glowing complexion until I started a vigorous work out 5 days in a week.. I got in shape but my face started showing symptoms of Rosacea.. After my work out, I would end up looking all Red in the face..There was and is no burning sensation or itching or even pimples ..This is how I concluded I just have mild rosacea ..My face starts to flush in the sun, cold weather and when I laugh out loud often leading to people telling me that I turned red.. It is actually funny when some parts of my face glow after a gold facial and the others are red..I was put on some oral medication and advised to use metrogel and a good sun screen. .I am refraining from using alchohol and coffee but cannot avoid going out in the sun or laughing.. ...

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Number one son was sitting on my lap on the weekend.

He looked up at me and sad `Dad, what is that red dot thing on your nose ?'

As much as I didn't really want to explain it to a 3 year old, I did manage to say that it was just a pimple.

Hopefully I did it calmly enough to not make him think it was, like, you know an issue for me

A new paper titled "The pulsed-dye laser for treatment of cutaneous conditions" has just been posted to the pubmed.

Pulsed Dye Laser has been one of the mainstays for rosacea light therapy, but has take a back seat to IPL in recent years.

The pulsed-dye laser for treatment of cutaneous conditions.

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Oct;144(5):557-72

Bernstein EF., Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA2 Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

The concept of selective photothermolysis simply states that if one heats target tissue with a laser that is selectively absorbed by that tissue, heat should last...

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I am 44 years old and have been diagnosed with acne rosacea for 1 month. I figured it was rosacea for a while but had it confirmed. My eyes were affected also, but the doctor did not prescribe anything for them yet. My face felt tight, my skin was thickening, flakey, and bumpy (no longer smooth), with pimple like things that were itchy or burned, very red and veins showing through.

I have sensitive skin which tends to be on the dryer side and I have a medium tone to my skin (don’t burn easy in the sun but will burn).

In the beginning the burning/itching was so bad that it felt like nothing was helping. Try something and try to stick with it for a bit.

The doctor prescribed metro gel. I did not see any results from that for 3 weeks. I started taking acidophilus, omega 3 and drinking cranberry juice. (I try to stay away from the sun, caffeine and acidic foods (ie orange juice). When I feel itching or flushing coming on, I spray my face with avene thermal spring water.

As a cleanser, I...

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