Rosacea

The first signs of rosacea include: redness ( blushing ) across your nose, cheeks, forehead, chin, neck and chest that comes and goes, usually lasting for a few minutes each time – your face may also feel warm, hot or painful a burning or stinging feeling when using water or skincare products The redness may be harder to see on brown or black skin. As rosacea gets worse, the skin on your cheeks, nose and forehead may be red all the time. Credit: Hercules Robinson / Alamy Stock Photo https://www.alamy.com/acne-rosacea-on-cheeks-and-nose-image4958493.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=295B151C-0246-4AD5-8B51-4348CAC9EDAD&p=18517&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dAM8W1E%26qt_raw%3dAM8W1E%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d195878%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d0%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d Rosacea may cause tiny broken blood vessels to appear on your skin that do not go away. Credit: MilanStock.com / Alamy Stock Photo https://www.alamy.com/portrait-of-unhappy-elderly-woman-suffering-skin-disease-rosacea-with-no-make-up-image232221864.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=AAAE77AC-B1FF-4227-9947-3CF28F96864D&p=828889&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3Dbar%26st%3D0%26sortby%3D2%26qt%3DRDPHA0%26qt_raw%3DRDPHA0%26qn%3D%26lic%3D3%26edrf%3D1%26mr%3D0%26pr%3D0%26aoa%3D1%26creative%3D%26videos%3D%26nu%3D%26ccc%3D%26bespoke%3D%26apalib%3D%26ag%3D0%26hc%3D0%26et%3D0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3D0%26loc%3D0%26ot%3D0%26imgt%3D0%26dtfr%3D%26dtto%3D%26size%3D0xFF%26blackwhite%3D%26cutout%3D%26archive%3D1%26name%3D%26groupid%3D%26pseudoid%3D32846%26userid%3D%26id%3D%26a%3D%26xstx%3D0%26cbstore%3D1%26resultview%3DsortbyPopular%26lightbox%3D%26gname%3D%26gtype%3D%26apalic%3D%26tbar%3D1%26pc%3D%26simid%3D%26cap%3D1%26customgeoip%3D%26vd%3D0%26cid%3D%26pe%3D%26so%3D%26lb%3D%26pl%3D0%26plno%3D%26fi%3D0%26langcode%3Den%26upl%3D0%26cufr%3D%26cuto%3D%26howler%3D%26cvrem%3D0%26cvtype%3D0%26cvloc%3D0%26cl%3D0%26upfr%3D%26upto%3D%26primcat%3D%26seccat%3D%26cvcategory%3D*%26restriction%3D%26random%3D%26ispremium%3D1%26flip%3D0%26contributorqt%3D%26plgalleryno%3D%26plpublic%3D0%26viewaspublic%3D0%26isplcurate%3D0%26imageurl%3D%26saveQry%3D%26editorial%3D1%26t%3D0%26edoptin%3D You may get small pink or red bumps on your face, sometimes filled with a yellowish liquid, if you have rosacea. Credit: DR P. MARAZZI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/115955/view Other symptoms can include: dry skin swelling, especially around the eyes yellow-orange patches on the skin sore eyelids or crusts around roots of eyelashes – this could be blepharitis thickened skin, mainly on the nose (usually appears after many years) Triggers It's not known what causes rosacea, but some things can make symptoms worse. Common triggers for rosacea include: alcohol spicy foods hot drinks sunlight hot or cold temperatures aerobic exercise, like running being stressed Information: If you're not sure it's rosacea Rosacea can look a lot like other conditions, such as: acne contact dermatitis , seborrhoeic dermatitis and other types of dermatitis lupus keratosis pilaris

Rosacea cannot be cured, but treatment from a GP can help control the symptoms. It can get worse if it's not treated. A GP may suggest: prescriptions for creams and gels you put on your skin taking antibiotics for 6 to 16 weeks A GP may refer you to a skin specialist (dermatologist) if treatments are not working.

Rosacea is not caused by poor hygiene and it's not contagious. But there are things you can try to help with symptoms. If you know a trigger like alcohol or spicy food makes symptoms worse, try to avoid it as much as possible. Do wear a high SPF sunscreen of at least SPF 30 every day try to avoid heat, sunlight or humid conditions if possible try to cover your face in cold weather use gentle skincare products for sensitive skin clean your eyelids at least once a day if you have blepharitis take steps to manage stress Don’t do not drink alcohol do not have hot drinks do not eat spicy food do not do too much aerobic exercise, like running