Dating someone with rosacea
25-Sep-2019 13:02
(6)“As a dermatologist of color I always worry that our resident physicians aren’t taught to look for other signs and symptoms of rosacea outside of rosy cheeks to accurately make a diagnosis,” says Erum Ilyas, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in the Philadelphia area.
(1,2)Similarly, you can have dermatitis at the same time as rosacea.
()Some people mistake rosacea for normal acne, too.
But if you have a breakout that looks like acne but doesn’t behave like acne, you might be dealing with a case of rosacea instead, notes Dr. “This might include a pimple that never comes to a head, or popping a pimple and having nothing come out, yet it looks worse after,” he continues. (7) But while acne can develop over the entire face and on different parts of the body, rosacea is often limited to the central part of the face.
Your doctor may first prescribe a topical antibiotic or anti-inflammatory cream or gel.
(8) Topical antibiotics are common first-line treatments to reduce pink bumps, whereas a nonsteroid anti-inflammatory can reduce skin irritation that leads to redness and acneiform lesions, notes Tsippora Shainhouse, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Los Angeles.But you shouldn’t ignore persistent redness in your face.