Rosacea

Rosacea is an extremely common complexion disorder characterized by facial redness, flushing of the nose, cheeks, forehead, chin and neck, dilated capillaries and occasionally acne-like outbreaks. Rosacea affects as many as 13 million Americans generally over the age of thirty. Several prescription creams and pills are available for rosacea that are effective in controlling the pimple-like outbreaks. Laser treatments have been developed to treat the unsightly capillaries. However, to date there has been no truly effective treatment to control or eliminate the embarrassing and uncomfortable flushing and redness that many rosacea sufferers experience on a daily basis. 

What are the causes of red faces?

As many as seventy million Americans have an undesirable redness and/or sun damage of the face. The more common causes are Rosacea (a condition in up to 13 million people), sun exposure, alcohol, medications, stress, emotional causes, time and aging of the skin, repeated blushing or flushing of the skin and is seen most commonly in fair skinned individuals of northern European descent. Some of these individuals have a condition called Erythrophobia - a morbid fear of having a red face. A condition, in which some people are shy and embarrassed in public because of fear their face will get red.

Additional Information on Rosacea:

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