Hi,
Typical signs and symptoms of rosacea include facial flushing, redness, burning, red bumps, and cysts. The nose is one of the first areas to be affected in rosacea. Some people may also attribute the prominent red nose to excessive alcohol intake. Treatment choices for rosacea depend on the severity and extent of symptoms. Available medical treatments include antibacterial washes, topical creams, antibiotic pills, lasers, pulsed-light therapies, photodynamic therapy, and isotretinoin. For proper diagnosis and management of rosacea, I would recommend that you have this evaluated by your dermatologist.
Take care and keep us posted.
Mild rosacea may not necessarily require treatment if the individual is not bothered by the condition. More resistant cases may require a combination approach, using several of the treatments at the same time. A combination approach may include home care of washing with a prescription sulfa wash twice a day, applying an antibacterial cream morning and night, and taking an oral antibiotic for flares. A series of in-office laser, intense pulsed light, or photodynamic therapies may also be used in combination with the home regimen. It is advisable to seek a physician's care for the proper evaluation and treatment of rosacea.
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To read more about rosacea, this link may be helpful:
http://www.medicinenet.com/rosacea/page4.htm#5whatis
Take care and regards.
No acne, no bumps, no cysts.
And it starts as soon as I have HALF of a pint of beer. That's not quite what I consider excessive alcohol intake. I have been avoiding all alcohol this month, and it still happened when I had a medium-spicy Indian curry last week.
Not sure if it's helpful at all, but these blushes(?) go away on their own without treatment, usually within a few hours.
I'm starting to wonder if it might not be some sort of gluten intolerance...
You have described my condition. I'm 37 this has happened to me since I was 23. Also, it happens nearly everyday when I eat late dinner after having not eaten all afternoon.
I also have this and am so worried. It usually happens in the evening and periodically throughout the day. It flushes and then goes away on its own sometimes within a few minutes. Did you ever find out what's causing yours? I'm planning on getting a lupus work up just to be sure that's not it.
i too have experienced these same symptoms from age 16 - now 35. i used all different types of roseacea treatments and do not believe that to be the cause, as the redness is bridge of nose and not the butterfly shape or blotchy. I recently went to another very experience esthetician and she thought that is was a form of allergy, somehow effecting the sinus...as the sinuses are directly behind the bridge of the nose. I also have a constant runny nose. I have taken antihistamines with no luck, but not tried prescription Singulair or shots, but these makes a lot of sense to me. Any luck on your end?
I have literally tried everything for rosacea on the bridge of my nose and nothing has seemed to help. Although ******** rosacea serum hasn't eliminated my symptoms completely (I'm hoping after prolonged use or maybe they will develop a more concentrated serum, that I will be mostly clear), but it definitely works. It does really well at curbing the pain and redness and overall makes my skin less oily, which seemed to also contribute to the irritation. Overall I'm impressed.