Rosacea is an inflammatory condition that affects millions of people in the UK. Rosacea can affect anyone although it is most common in middle-ages and those persons with a lighter skin tones.
Typically, rosacea affects only the skin on your nose, cheeks, and forehead. Flare-ups often occur in cycles. This means that you will experience symptoms for weeks or months at a time, the symptoms will go away, and then they will return.
Symptoms of Rosacea:
Cause of Rosacea:
The exact cause for rosacea is not known although there are some things that could make your symptoms worse such as:
Whilst anyone can develop rosacea, there are also known risk factors, which can make you more likely to develop symptoms such as:
Treatment for Rosacea:
There is no cure. However, there are ways to minimise symptoms of rosacea such as:
We are able to offer assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans for Rosacea and to aim to make living with this condition as comfortable for you as possible with the right care and treatments. We are an Obagi Medical skincare Ambassador clinic and able to offer prescription treatments to help manage your condition.
For a consultation for skin assessment in our Birmingham or Harborne clinics please contact us