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When someone is in an embarrassing situation he is more than likely to blush. We don’t like blushing because we often feel stupid because of it. With some people it sometimes looks like they are blushing all the time because their face has a red color on it for several hours a day. It might be so that these people are not blushing at all but have a skin disease called Rosacea.

Rosacea is seen 3 times more in females than in males and occurs mostly after we are 40 years of age. The facial redness is primarily seen on the nose, cheeks and forehead. If you look really close to the affected areas than you will notice dilated vessels causing the redness on the face. In some cases Rosacea can even effect the eyes and this feels like you have sand in your eyes and can be quite annoying.

Treatment of rosacea is dependent on the stage of the disorder.

Stage 1 is called light Rosacea. Patients with stage 1 rosacea have a red skin several hours a day and the skin can become hypersensitive. The best treatment in this case is a locally applied cream that contains antibiotics.

Stage 2 of Rosacea is looks a lot like stage 1 but is more severe and is called moderate rosacea. Now there are not only dilated blood vessels but also papules and postules which look a lot like acne. Locallyn applied creams will not work good enough and that is why you also have to take antibiotics orally.

In stage 3 of rosacea there are infiltrations seen of the postules and papules and the pores of the face are also enlarged. The sin has become very rough and the structure of the skin might have changed to become very thick and pasty. The most effective treatment for this stage is a drug called Roaccutane which is a derivative of vitamin A. Doctors are very hesitant with applying this drug because of the potential damaging the liver and kidneys. They will only administer it when other treatment options have failed.

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