Rosacea
Rosacea is a long term inflammatory problem within the skin affecting the face. Rosacea can presents in many different ways and because of this it can it is often misdiagnosed. It can presents as facial flushing with flat red areas on the face or it can also be associated with spots such a red spots and yellow spots. If rosacea has been present for a long time it can cause to long standing thickened skin particularly around the nose which to improve and reduce needs a type of laser to reduce the thickness of the tissues.
At Faciem Dermatology London, Dr Prasad is passionated about treating skin diseases and is particularly passionate about treating roasacea suffers well as often people have been poorly treated and incorrectly managed.
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Dermatology Consultation
All skin complaints like rosacea should start by seeing the dermatology doctor. During this appointment a medical history and examination is performed and a diagnosis and treatment plan formulated. Lifestyle and good sunscreen advice is very important for rosacea.
Prescriptions
There are many prescription products and medical grade skin care that can rapidly gain control of your rosacea. Medical grade skin care that is really effective can avoid irritating medicines that you may have often tried without success in the past. Sometimes it is just that you have not been given the correct medical advice on how best to use your product and that by combining medical grade skin care you are then able to stop many of the prescription products.
Lasers
The Xcel V plus is an incredible laser to tackle the vascular component. The micro pulse component technology may also have an impact on causing shrinkage of the oil and hair follicle. Rosacea is caused by inflammation and growth factors which cause growth and dilatation of blood vessels. Lasers can help with not only the
Roaccutane
If other treatment modalities fail to control rosacea we may advise isotretinoin if safe and appropriate. This is a very effective oral medicine which has a strong impact in reducing oil, stopping the hair follicle from getting blocked.
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Rosacea Faq
Prolonged rosacea of the skin and inflammation causes the deeper layer of the skin to harden and cause thickening. You may see patients with thickened noses and cheeks and this is due to untreated or poorly treated rosacea. In modern dermatology our aim is to prevent this with effective and early treatment.
Currently there is no cure for Rosacea. Over the last 5 -9 years better creams and topical agents have come out which treat facial flushing much better. The best way to treat rosacea is through combination therapies, lifestyle factors, maintenance treatment and sunscreens.
