Wallaceburg Ontario Rosacea Treatment

What is Rosacea?

If you have rosacea, you have something in common with Bill Clinton, J. P. Morgan, and Mariah Carey. Six to fourteen percent of the population suffers from rosacea, although many don't realize that what they think is acne or severe dry skin is actually a medical condition. It's often confused with acne vulgaris or seborrhoeic dermatitis, and these conditions can occur simultaneously with rosacea.

Pronounced roh-ZAY-sha, rosacea is a skin condition that results in a red, bumpy appearance of the facial skin. It can be caused by cathelicidins, an overgrowth of intestinal bacteria, increased numbers of demodex mites, or other triggers. The first sign that you may want to seek out Wallaceburg Ontario rosacea treatments is redness across your cheeks, nose, or forehead. While less common, the redness can also appear on your neck, chest, ears, or scalp. Rosacea usually shows up between the ages of 30 and 60, and affects women three times more often than it affects men.

No single test exists to definitively identify rosacea. It's normally diagnosed through a visual inspection by a qualified person or through receiving Wallaceburg Ontario rosacea treatments. Dermatologists recommend trying each of the treatments for the different sub-types in turn until you find the one that works. Rosacea can't be cured, but it can be managed. The right treatment can reduce the amount of redness and inflammation; decrease the number, duration, and intensity of flare-ups; and ease the itching, burning, and tenderness often associated with rosacea. With consistent treatment, rosacea may even go into remission.

While there's no cure for rosacea, along with Wallaceburg Ontario rosacea treatments, rosacea suffers can also learn their personal triggers. Over fifty percent of people with rosacea show an increase in symptoms after sun exposure, emotional stress, hot weather, wind, heavy exercise, alcohol consumption, and hot baths.

What Damage Does Rosacea Do?

Fortunately, rosacea is not life-threatening. Although embarrassing, the condition is generally harmless unless is affects the eyes. Those who develop eyelid infections because of rosacea will need to perform a gentle daily cleansing of the eyelids along with hot compresses. Most people do not develop this severe form of rosacea.

According to the National Rosacea Society, rosacea can have damaging psychological affects for people who suffer from it however. Seventy-six percent of rosacea sufferers say that their rosacea has damaged their self-confidence and self-esteem. Forty-one percent of rosacea sufferers say that they've canceled social engagements and avoid going out in public because of their condition. If you feel this way, you're not alone, and Wallaceburg Ontario rosacea treatments can help restore lost self-esteem.

How Do You Know If You Need Wallaceburg Ontario Rosacea Treatments?

• Are your nose, cheeks, chin, or forehead red?
• Do you regularly suffer from watery, irritated eyes?
• Do you have what appears to be bumps or pimples on your face that don't react to acne treatments?
• Are the small blood vessels on your face visible?
• Does your skin burn or sting?

Call us today at (519) 352-4545 to discuss receiving Wallaceburg Ontario rosacea treatments!