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- What is rosacea?
- Symptoms of rosacea
- Causes of rosacea
- Prevention of rosacea
- Risk factors for rosacea
- Complications of rosacea
- When to see a doctor about rosacea
- Diagnosis of rosacea
- Conventional treatment of rosacea
- Alternative/complementary treatment of rosacea
- Living with rosacea
- Caring for someone with rosacea
Conventional treatment of rosacea
The conventional treatment for rosacea depends on the part of the face (or eye) affected and how severely they are affected.
Skin symptoms
Various treatment methods are advised depending on the symptom type and severity:
- Antibiotics - these help reduce the skin bumps and pimples, but they do not seem to have any effect on the redness or flushing
- Laser surgery - this surgery can greatly improve the skin be reducing the little red lines on the face and is usually recommended for more serious rosacea symptoms
- Retinoid face creams - these contain a type of vitamin A derivative which help the symptoms of rosacea when other treatments have failed and must be prescribed and monitored by a doctor as they can cause severe side effects
- Skin creams - specially medicated skin creams are prescribed by a doctor to reduce bumps, redness and other symptoms
- Surgery - if the bumpiness on the nose becomes too unsightly, surgery can be performed to remove some of the bumps to make it look more like it was before rosacea. This is a last resort and only recommended for very severe types of rosacea
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Eye symptoms
Various treatment methods are advised depending on the symptom type and severity:
- Antibiotics - these medication normally clear up eye symptoms very quickly
- Cleaning the eyes - doctors recommend cleaning the eyes often with a saline (tepid water with fine rock salt) to help reduce symptoms
- Eye drops - medicated eye drops are normally prescribed by the doctor to help clear up the eye symptoms. The eye drops contain steroid drugs which are the active ingredient that help reduce symptoms
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
