Comments on: Enlarged Pores, Sebum Buildup http://rosacea-support.org Where the rosacea community meets to support each other Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: taz http://rosacea-support.org/enlarged-pores-sebum-buildup/comment-page-1#comment-45041 taz Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:18:51 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/enlarged-pores-sebum-buildup#comment-45041 hi last year june i was diagnosed with steriod induced rosecea and was put on antibiotics. now a year later and a half later i now suffer from other symptons. i still flair up, my skin is so sensitive, i feel i have swollen pores and have tried everything to try and make them go away. i have lost my confidence in the way i look and feel like a different person. my skin does not have the glow it had before and it is making me feel low. please tell me if there is anything i can do to make the open pores go away and to revive my skin as i feel my skin colour is darkening too hi
last year june i was diagnosed with steriod induced rosecea and was put on antibiotics. now a year later and a half later i now suffer from other symptons.

i still flair up, my skin is so sensitive, i feel i have swollen pores and have tried everything to try and make them go away. i have lost my confidence in the way i look and feel like a different person. my skin does not have the glow it had before and it is making me feel low.

please tell me if there is anything i can do to make the open pores go away and to revive my skin as i feel my skin colour is darkening too

]]> By: Andy http://rosacea-support.org/enlarged-pores-sebum-buildup/comment-page-1#comment-41364 Andy Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:55:04 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/enlarged-pores-sebum-buildup#comment-41364 The doctor's comments don't seem to be consistent with even casual observation of rosacea sufferers, an inordinate percentage of whom have enlarged pores on their noses and cheeks. Either rosacea causes pores to appear large, or large pores and rosacea are caused by a common factor. I guess the real answer is that dermatologists don't know. That is a more acceptable answer than a flip answer that contradicts all observable evidence. The doctor’s comments don’t seem to be consistent with even casual observation of rosacea sufferers, an inordinate percentage of whom have enlarged pores on their noses and cheeks.

Either rosacea causes pores to appear large, or large pores and rosacea are caused by a common factor.

I guess the real answer is that dermatologists don’t know. That is a more acceptable answer than a flip answer that contradicts all observable evidence.

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