Comments on: how to cure a red face (facial erythema or redness) http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html Where the rosacea community meets to support each other Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:38:49 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: TheSeeker http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-31284 TheSeeker Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:41 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-31284 Dear Friends, The toughest part, I think most of us will agree, is that the activities that we enjoy the most seem to be either triggers or involve light settings we do not enjoy. I used to love sitting in the sun. I would sit for hours when I was younger and never worry. Pure enjoyment, it was my connection to GOD. So when I first started piecing together the puzzle of what this condition truly meant for me, well, it truly felt like a curse. However, I have come to realize there are many lessons in this condition... lessons that we otherwise would have completely overlooked. Before moving on, first let me state something. All is vanity. As for what works, let me break it down for you, what has worked for me... I am currently in Thailand. The weather after 1pm I do not go into. I want to... or I would want to, if it didn't flare me up, but, I can not... I find ways to entertain myself in my room, or I nap, until sunset. After noon, or, if the temperature is over lets say 85 degrees or so... this is not good for me. This is a major part of keeping flare ups down. I avoid alcohol. Every now and then, a beer or two. Love coffee but don't over do it, or when I do, I pay... I drink lots of water. I use sunscreen when outside. (Aveeno! the lightest SPF... Another big helper!!!) I use Aveeno bar soap. I use Aveeno Shitake mushroom cream at night. (It's called positively ageless cream, been working so well in combination with a little morning sun lately. Interested in one day trying the calming cream...maybe.) Ancient Chinese text reccomends 9 stems of Scallion. Or, Green Onions, is what some call Scallions. This is healthy good eating! Meditation and ohming help. Very much! The only thing that changes when we walk into a crowded room is our mental attitude. THIS IS IN OUR CONTROL. I Am always surprised when people don't see the connection. Main tip is this: Use the night time to your advantage. This is the time where you can heal your skin. Use whatever cream you use lightly. Find what works. Repair your skin. Treat it gently. The one conclusion I have seen so many of us pros come to is that regardless of that the dermatologist tell you, the natural routes are the most effective in the long run. That's all I got people Take Care. TheSeeker Dear Friends,

The toughest part, I think most of us will agree, is that the activities that we enjoy the most seem to be either triggers or involve light settings we do not enjoy.

I used to love sitting in the sun. I would sit for hours when I was younger and never worry. Pure enjoyment, it was my connection to GOD. So when I first started piecing together the puzzle of what this condition truly meant for me, well, it truly felt like a curse. However, I have come to realize there are many lessons in this condition… lessons that we otherwise would have completely overlooked. Before moving on, first let me state something. All is vanity.

As for what works, let me break it down for you, what has worked for me…

I am currently in Thailand. The weather after 1pm I do not go into. I want to… or I would want to, if it didn’t flare me up, but, I can not… I find ways to entertain myself in my room, or I nap, until sunset. After noon, or, if the temperature is over lets say 85 degrees or so… this is not good for me. This is a major part of keeping flare ups down.

I avoid alcohol. Every now and then, a beer or two. Love coffee but don’t over do it, or when I do, I pay…

I drink lots of water.

I use sunscreen when outside. (Aveeno! the lightest SPF… Another big helper!!!)

I use Aveeno bar soap. I use Aveeno Shitake mushroom cream at night. (It’s called positively ageless cream, been working so well in combination with a little morning sun lately. Interested in one day trying the calming cream…maybe.)

Ancient Chinese text reccomends 9 stems of Scallion. Or, Green Onions, is what some call Scallions. This is healthy good eating!

Meditation and ohming help. Very much! The only thing that changes when we walk into a crowded room is our mental attitude. THIS IS IN OUR CONTROL. I Am always surprised when people don’t see the connection.

Main tip is this: Use the night time to your advantage. This is the time where you can heal your skin. Use whatever cream you use lightly. Find what works. Repair your skin. Treat it gently. The one conclusion I have seen so many of us pros come to is that regardless of that the dermatologist tell you, the natural routes are the most effective in the long run.

That’s all I got people Take Care.

TheSeeker

]]> By: Matey http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-30874 Matey Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:40:58 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-30874 It is inspiring to know that there are many other people out there who go through this same problem......i have quite a mild case but it is something that is always on my mind...perhaps it is just a vanity thing but it bothers me constantly and im scared i will miss out on enjoying life. i work as a bar manager and im generally a confident outgoing character - but this being on my mind so much is doing my head in. upon discovering this site i think my plan is to combine all the treatments that people have generally said work for them, it seems eucerin products are rated quite highly by most...the only effort ive made so far is taking lysine, and fish oil supplements, and avoided certain food and drinks...if anything its helped any flushing dissappear quite quickly, whereas before if my cheeks went red they would stay red for ages...so i THINK something has begun to change...i am a male and have recently considered trying some kind of concealer, so as not to appear as red to others, i dont really want to, but feel it will help my confidence come back a bit...does anyone know of any products that wouldnt look so obvious?.. It is inspiring to know that there are many other people out there who go through this same problem……i have quite a mild case but it is something that is always on my mind…perhaps it is just a vanity thing but it bothers me constantly and im scared i will miss out on enjoying life. i work as a bar manager and im generally a confident outgoing character – but this being on my mind so much is doing my head in. upon discovering this site i think my plan is to combine all the treatments that people have generally said work for them, it seems eucerin products are rated quite highly by most…the only effort ive made so far is taking lysine, and fish oil supplements, and avoided certain food and drinks…if anything its helped any flushing dissappear quite quickly, whereas before if my cheeks went red they would stay red for ages…so i THINK something has begun to change…i am a male and have recently considered trying some kind of concealer, so as not to appear as red to others, i dont really want to, but feel it will help my confidence come back a bit…does anyone know of any products that wouldnt look so obvious?..

]]> By: Cindy http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-30786 Cindy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:40:06 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-30786 I had roseaca for about 15 years and used Metrogel to try to keep it under control. In my forty's, I discovered I had food intolerances to milk/gluten/egg and some other foods. All three of my children are also sensitive to certain foods such as dairy/gluten. After, eliminating these foods from my diet, the roseaca went away. I will get occasional break out if I reintroduce the intolerant foods into my diet, but it clears if I strictly follow the diet. I highly recommend food sensitivity testing such as MRT (mediator release testing) through LEAP. Search MRT LEAP. I had roseaca for about 15 years and used Metrogel to try to keep it under control. In my forty’s, I discovered I had food intolerances to milk/gluten/egg and some other foods. All three of my children are also sensitive to certain foods such as dairy/gluten. After, eliminating these foods from my diet, the roseaca went away. I will get occasional break out if I reintroduce the intolerant foods into my diet, but it clears if I strictly follow the diet. I highly recommend food sensitivity testing such as MRT (mediator release testing) through LEAP. Search MRT LEAP.

]]> By: Joan M http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-30443 Joan M Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:06:18 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-30443 Hi, I wonder why there's no mention at all about Diprucan on this website. Fluconazole is the generic name for Diprucan. Also I believe the product is actually DMSO + 1% fluconazole. There is this very lengthy write-up on another website. I believe it's health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rosacea. It sounds like the miracle CURE for rosacea. Apparently it's strong, and it burns for 10 minutes and peels for a couple of weeks, but IT WORKS supposedly. Has anyone heard of it or tried it? I am 74, and I've had rosacea for years, but this year it's turned into increased redness plus scaly patches. My dermatologist says it's not rosacea, it's contact dermatitis. He gave me cortisone, doxycillin, protopic, and now prednisone. EVERYTHING makes it spread and get redder. It's misleading to say it's contact dermatitis and not rosacea because it just makes me wrack my brain as to what is contacting my skin to cause this. I use only Cetaphyl moisturizer and cleanser and La Belle powder to hide the redness. On my last visit, the doctor said to take prednisone for 3 weeks and not to put anything on my skin but vaseline and water. I'm worried about my cataract operation which is scheduled in a couple of months because it's on my left eye, which is on the side of my face which is most affected. And my left eye often feels irritated. I am worried that this might cause difficulty in healing from the cataract operation. Any ideas? Joan M Hi,
I wonder why there’s no mention at all about Diprucan on this website. Fluconazole is the generic name for Diprucan. Also I believe the product is actually DMSO + 1% fluconazole. There is this very lengthy write-up on another website. I believe it’s health.groups.yahoo.com/group/rosacea. It sounds like the miracle CURE for rosacea. Apparently it’s strong, and it burns for 10 minutes and peels for a couple of weeks, but IT WORKS supposedly. Has anyone heard of it or tried it?
I am 74, and I’ve had rosacea for years, but this year it’s turned into increased redness plus scaly patches. My dermatologist says it’s not rosacea, it’s contact dermatitis. He gave me cortisone, doxycillin, protopic, and now prednisone. EVERYTHING makes it spread and get redder.
It’s misleading to say it’s contact dermatitis and not rosacea because it just makes me wrack my brain as to what is contacting my skin to cause this. I use only Cetaphyl moisturizer and cleanser and La Belle powder to hide the redness. On my last visit, the doctor said to take prednisone for 3 weeks and not to put anything on my skin but vaseline and water.
I’m worried about my cataract operation which is scheduled in a couple of months because it’s on my left eye, which is on the side of my face which is most affected. And my left eye often feels irritated. I am worried that this might cause difficulty in healing from the cataract operation.
Any ideas?
Joan M

]]> By: Emery B http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-30021 Emery B Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:02:42 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-30021 Hello to Everyone. I'm a 35 year old man that's had some issues with rosacea for just over the last 5 years. For four years it was just an occasional issue to deal with, but this last year everything got much worse. Previously I didn't have much in the way of flushing episodes, (even though I had developed a persistent light erythema that I was ignoring). The Heat This Spring my condition kicked into overdrive. Every day, starting in the early afternoon, I experience a flushing episode that peaks around 2:30 and starts to get a little better around 4:00. I could probably deal with the "embarrassment" issue of the cosmetic side of Rosacea, but I've been unlucky enough to have an intense heat that comes with the flushing. -This makes it hard to get much done at my office. I compare it to getting a slight headache every afternoon. (You can work your way through it, but you're nowhere near as productive as you should be. ) Also if it's "too" hot outside, I get a stinging sensation on my face and upper chest. If I'm unfortunate enough to actually aggravate my triggers, I get a "week of punishment". This week entails raised patches of red irritated skin covering both of my cheeks accompanied by flaking skin on top. (The flaking skin relates to seborrhea that is otherwise under pretty good control. ) I had three of these outbreaks this summer. The first was when I learned I could never eat salsa again. The next two were caused by me being outdoors. My Treatment: Sulfers did no good. My dermatologist then moved me to metrogel and later metrogel and oracea. He said they should help, but I think my symptoms actually became progressively worse. Finally, he gave me Elidel, and we discussed laser options. He also told me that we were reaching the boundaries of treatments. (I think that means he's out of ideas.) The KTP laser treatments are helping, but I'm only 2 treatments in on a 5 treatment process. The Elidel I also think helps some. -Since the laser treatment, a lot of the heat is reduced from my flushing episodes. (I am still flushing and still red). I'm still taking Oracea and Metrogel because of my dermatologists optimism that they are helping somehow. Hopefully I'll have more postive feedback in three months as to the overall efficacy of my current treatment. (I'm also trying a Pyratine 6 lotion treatment, but I don't think it's doing anything for me). I'll be interested to hear about any successes or strategies anyone else has had. Good Luck to everyone who visits this page and thanks for being a a great resource of information. Emery B Hello to Everyone.

I’m a 35 year old man that’s had some issues with rosacea for just over the last 5 years. For four years it was just an occasional issue to deal with, but this last year everything got much worse. Previously I didn’t have much in the way of flushing episodes, (even though I had developed a persistent light erythema that I was ignoring).

The Heat
This Spring my condition kicked into overdrive. Every day, starting in the early afternoon, I experience a flushing episode that peaks around 2:30 and starts to get a little better around 4:00. I could probably deal with the “embarrassment” issue of the cosmetic side of Rosacea, but I’ve been unlucky enough to have an intense heat that comes with the flushing. -This makes it hard to get much done at my office. I compare it to getting a slight headache every afternoon. (You can work your way through it, but you’re nowhere near as productive as you should be. )
Also if it’s “too” hot outside, I get a stinging sensation on my face and upper chest.

If I’m unfortunate enough to actually aggravate my triggers, I get a “week of punishment”. This week entails raised patches of red irritated skin covering both of my cheeks accompanied by flaking skin on top. (The flaking skin relates to seborrhea that is otherwise under pretty good control. ) I had three of these outbreaks this summer. The first was when I learned I could never eat salsa again. The next two were caused by me being outdoors.

My Treatment:
Sulfers did no good. My dermatologist then moved me to metrogel and later metrogel and oracea. He said they should help, but I think my symptoms actually became progressively worse. Finally, he gave me Elidel, and we discussed laser options. He also told me that we were reaching the boundaries of treatments. (I think that means he’s out of ideas.)

The KTP laser treatments are helping, but I’m only 2 treatments in on a 5 treatment process. The Elidel I also think helps some. -Since the laser treatment, a lot of the heat is reduced from my flushing episodes. (I am still flushing and still red). I’m still taking Oracea and Metrogel because of my dermatologists optimism that they are helping somehow. Hopefully I’ll have more postive feedback in three months as to the overall efficacy of my current treatment. (I’m also trying a Pyratine 6 lotion treatment, but I don’t think it’s doing anything for me).

I’ll be interested to hear about any successes or strategies anyone else has had.

Good Luck to everyone who visits this page and thanks for being a a great resource of information.
Emery B

]]> By: Steve B http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-30007 Steve B Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:49:19 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-30007 Wow! It took a while, but I finally read all the postings. I've had severe rosacea for quite some time now, I'm 49. I had light treatment about 7 years ago (not sure exactly what kind), it was very expensive, and it helped a little, but didn't last! And at $2500 for the treatment, I don't think it was worth the aggravation (actual pain), or the $$ ... Right now I'm taking doxycycline (50mgs daily) seems to ward off the pimples or postules,whatever. But of course it leaves you sun sensitive, which really sucks, cuz riding my Harley is one of my favorite pass times. Avoid the sun huh?? Yeah right!! Anyways, I've used metrolotion for a long time, it helps with the dry skin, but not the redness. I wash with Cetaphil, and I'm now trying Strata-C cream. I just put some on last night & it seemed to help already, and the cream left my face feeling smooth & not oily. I was wondering if anyone else has tried Strata-C ?? I didn't see it mentioned in any post's. It claims to : Reduce inflammatory response of rosiatic skin Skin-softening emollients Anti-dryness and anti-itch moisterizers Free radical reduction with antioxidants 100% Money Back Guarantee I found it at goodbye-redness.com. I need to mention, I DO NOT work for, nor have any financial interest in this product or company. I just want to know if anyone has tried it? And what the results have been. And I will keep you posted as to my results... Believe me, I've had severe rosacea for soooo long now, sometimes I feel like giving up! But I won't!! And the next thing I want to try is getting a good homeopathic or naturopathic doctor, and detoxifying my body, and start eating much healthier. All this processed food is certainly NOT good for us! Well keep up the fight! Maybe someday there will be a cure?!?! Or at least an economical, "REAL" treatment that actually works! Steve B Wow! It took a while, but I finally read all the postings. I’ve had severe rosacea for quite some time now, I’m 49. I had light treatment about 7 years ago (not sure exactly what kind), it was very expensive, and it helped a little, but didn’t last! And at $2500 for the treatment, I don’t think it was worth the aggravation (actual pain), or the $$ … Right now I’m taking doxycycline (50mgs daily) seems to ward off the pimples or postules,whatever. But of course it leaves you sun sensitive, which really sucks, cuz riding my Harley is one of my favorite pass times. Avoid the sun huh?? Yeah right!!

Anyways, I’ve used metrolotion for a long time, it helps with the dry skin, but not the redness. I wash with Cetaphil, and I’m now trying Strata-C cream. I just put some on last night & it seemed to help already, and the cream left my face feeling smooth & not oily. I was wondering if anyone else has tried Strata-C ??
I didn’t see it mentioned in any post’s. It claims to :

Reduce inflammatory response of rosiatic skin
Skin-softening emollients
Anti-dryness and anti-itch moisterizers
Free radical reduction with antioxidants
100% Money Back Guarantee

I found it at goodbye-redness.com. I need to mention, I DO NOT work for, nor have any financial interest in this product or company. I just want to know if anyone has tried it? And what the results have been. And I will keep you posted as to my results…

Believe me, I’ve had severe rosacea for soooo long now, sometimes I feel like giving up! But I won’t!!

And the next thing I want to try is getting a good homeopathic or naturopathic doctor, and detoxifying my body, and start eating much healthier. All this processed food is certainly NOT good for us!

Well keep up the fight! Maybe someday there will be a cure?!?! Or at least an economical, “REAL” treatment that actually works!

Steve B

]]> By: shelly http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-29856 shelly Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:18:34 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-29856 I wanted to toss to you all another possible help for the bad pustule type of flare ups.It's called Isomers redness relief( Isomers website or shopnbc website,30 bucks).It's a serum I apply (slather,lol) day and night on my cheeks and nose or random lump/pustule stupid thingys.I swear its my saving grace! it really keeps them toned down and soothes my skin! I really really recomend it.Doesnt take all the redness away for me but it might do that for others! I just know it keeps my flare ups down.Finecea didnt do jack for me. Doxycycline helps for a time...100mg am/pm for 10 days but dont like taking it monthly!I swear around my monthly cycle it flares up too.Lucrece' makes a wonderful zinc/emu oil sunblock that actually seems to sooth my lumpy bumps too.Maybe the zinc? Well I hope i have helped someone....i want to try Oracea next....good luck to everyone!! We are still wonderful people,redness and all!! I wanted to toss to you all another possible help for the bad pustule type of flare ups.It’s called Isomers redness relief( Isomers website or shopnbc website,30 bucks).It’s a serum I apply (slather,lol) day and night on my cheeks and nose or random lump/pustule stupid thingys.I swear its my saving grace! it really keeps them toned down and soothes my skin! I really really recomend it.Doesnt take all the redness away for me but it might do that for others! I just know it keeps my flare ups down.Finecea didnt do jack for me. Doxycycline helps for a time…100mg am/pm for 10 days but dont like taking it monthly!I swear around my monthly cycle it flares up too.Lucrece’ makes a wonderful zinc/emu oil sunblock that actually seems to sooth my lumpy bumps too.Maybe the zinc? Well I hope i have helped someone….i want to try Oracea next….good luck to everyone!! We are still wonderful people,redness and all!!

]]> By: manu http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-29672 manu Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:05:33 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-29672 m 22,i hav been suffring frm rosacea since 3yrs....its really embarsnng 4 me bcz my cheeks are very red and i m dark comlxnd...pls suggst me sumthng 2 reduce redness..pls god pls help me out pls m 22,i hav been suffring frm rosacea since 3yrs….its really embarsnng 4 me bcz my cheeks are very red and i m dark comlxnd…pls suggst me sumthng 2 reduce redness..pls god pls help me out pls

]]> By: wendy http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-29305 wendy Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:38:46 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-29305 I am a 46 yo woman who was diagnosed with Rosacea, 5 yrs ago. For the past year I have been developing a hard nodule or lump from the tip of my nose and back on one side of the left nostril, it has now grown enough so that it has disfigured my nose and has caused it to take a turn to the left. Now just recently I have noticed another lump beginningon the right side. I saw a ENT to ruled out anything like polyps and such. He said he thinks it's rhynophyma a skin thickening that sometimes caomes with rosacea sufferers. What can I do? I don't know who to turn to. He said there was nothing he could do and the dermatologist just shrugged his shoulders and said as long as it wasn't cancerous, which was ruled out by the ENT, he wouldn't worry. Well I am worrying, I'm not an overly vain person but come on, the nose isn't one of those things you can hide. Now, not only do I have a predominately red nose, it is also sporting growing lumps and looks like it's been broken due to the shift. I do not drink, I take vitamins and eat healthy meals. I've triied metrogel which does nothing for me and have been on tetracycline for a long time, supposesdly to prevent flare ups of rosacea. Can anyone help me please?? I don't know who to turn to. I am a 46 yo woman who was diagnosed with Rosacea, 5 yrs ago. For the past year I have been developing a hard nodule or lump from the tip of my nose and back on one side of the left nostril, it has now grown enough so that it has disfigured my nose and has caused it to take a turn to the left. Now just recently I have noticed another lump beginningon the right side. I saw a ENT to ruled out anything like polyps and such. He said he thinks it’s rhynophyma a skin thickening that sometimes caomes with rosacea sufferers. What can I do? I don’t know who to turn to. He said there was nothing he could do and the dermatologist just shrugged his shoulders and said as long as it wasn’t cancerous, which was ruled out by the ENT, he wouldn’t worry. Well I am worrying, I’m not an overly vain person but come on, the nose isn’t one of those things you can hide. Now, not only do I have a predominately red nose, it is also sporting growing lumps and looks like it’s been broken due to the shift.
I do not drink, I take vitamins and eat healthy meals. I’ve triied metrogel which does nothing for me and have been on tetracycline for a long time, supposesdly to prevent flare ups of rosacea.
Can anyone help me please?? I don’t know who to turn to.

]]> By: Marcelo http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html/comment-page-2#comment-28515 Marcelo Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:01:24 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/how-to-cure-a-red-face-facial-erythema-or-redness.html#comment-28515 Hello guys and gals. How come so few of you mention IPL? It's supposed to be "THE" solution to our condition. I had acne from age 14-24, period during which I took at least 4 rounds of Accutane. It finally did its job, and no more acne for me, except the occasional pimple. However, at around age 17 (while I still had some acne) I began to see how my face was also developing a redness, which started taking parts of my face... first it was the cheeks, then the cheekbones, nose and forehead. It is mild rosacea, but it's there and apparently it's there to stay. I tried Accutane once again around age 25-26, but mainly to get rid of my clogged pores (I've oily skin)... basically all my pores are clogged, but you get to see the "gunk" only while showering.. otherwise the pore is closed and looks normal (no bumps or anything), except the ones around the nose, which are a little bigger (but nonetheless, they're not noticeable). So great, Accutane did its job, the gunk disappeared and my skin was really smooth... but eventually my sebaceous glands would take over, and once again I'd start to see small drops of oil forming in each pore... and then the skin would go back to how it was before. Taking accutane in higher doses (I was doing 10mg 3 days a week) and for the rest of my life isn't an option. So I left it alone for a few years, and recently began to wonder if there had been any developments to treat acne and related diseases. To my surprise I found this IPL thing, and so many other similar treatments (vbeam, LED, RF, resurfacing, etc.). Though expensive, these seem to be the "light at the end of the tunnel". I booked an appointment with a dr. here in Buenos Aires who does IPL (apparently with a Lumenis Quantum), he saw me and said my rosacea was really mild, and it'd take about 3 IPL sessions to see great change and almost make the redness go away. I'm 3 weeks away from my first session, and I'm looking for other ppls experiences... which treatment is better, which machine, etc. Cheers! P.S.: before posting, always copy to the clipboard the text you've just typed, in case something bad happens and all your text is suddenly gone (as someone stated a few comments before). Hello guys and gals. How come so few of you mention IPL? It’s supposed to be “THE” solution to our condition.
I had acne from age 14-24, period during which I took at least 4 rounds of Accutane. It finally did its job, and no more acne for me, except the occasional pimple. However, at around age 17 (while I still had some acne) I began to see how my face was also developing a redness, which started taking parts of my face… first it was the cheeks, then the cheekbones, nose and forehead. It is mild rosacea, but it’s there and apparently it’s there to stay. I tried Accutane once again around age 25-26, but mainly to get rid of my clogged pores (I’ve oily skin)… basically all my pores are clogged, but you get to see the “gunk” only while showering.. otherwise the pore is closed and looks normal (no bumps or anything), except the ones around the nose, which are a little bigger (but nonetheless, they’re not noticeable). So great, Accutane did its job, the gunk disappeared and my skin was really smooth… but eventually my sebaceous glands would take over, and once again I’d start to see small drops of oil forming in each pore… and then the skin would go back to how it was before. Taking accutane in higher doses (I was doing 10mg 3 days a week) and for the rest of my life isn’t an option.
So I left it alone for a few years, and recently began to wonder if there had been any developments to treat acne and related diseases. To my surprise I found this IPL thing, and so many other similar treatments (vbeam, LED, RF, resurfacing, etc.). Though expensive, these seem to be the “light at the end of the tunnel”. I booked an appointment with a dr. here in Buenos Aires who does IPL (apparently with a Lumenis Quantum), he saw me and said my rosacea was really mild, and it’d take about 3 IPL sessions to see great change and almost make the redness go away. I’m 3 weeks away from my first session, and I’m looking for other ppls experiences… which treatment is better, which machine, etc.
Cheers!

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