What is Rosacea?

Rosacea is a condition that causes inflammation of the skin.  It causes skin to have redness, flushing, bumps and pimples, become sensitive and increase oil production. Rosacea is very common affecting an estimated 16 million Americans. It is a disorder more common in women and in fair skin types.

What are the symptoms of rosacea?

• Flushing, redness, broken blood vessels (telangiectasias)
• Red bumps that look like pimples typically on central face area
• Swelling or thickened skin
• Dry sensitive skin
• Oily skin and increased size of oil glands, enlargement of nose oil glands (rhinophyma)
• Burning, stinging
• Irritated, gritty feeling in eyes and swollen eyelids

What are the triggers for rosacea?

• Sunlight
• Heat
• Hot, spicy foods
• Stress
• Alcohol
• Hairspray
• Wind and cold
• Excercise

Why is it important to avoid triggers?

​Knowing what triggers your flare-ups and making some simple changes can help you:

• Reduce flares
• Get better results from treatment
• Prevent rosacea from worsening

What is the treatment for rosacea?

• Gentle and consistent skin care routine
• Diligent sun protection
• Avoidance of triggers
• Topical medications 
• Oral antibiotics
• Gentle chemical peels to improve redness and bumps 
• Laser treatment for redness, flushing and broken blood vessels

What products should I use for Rosacea?

Here are our favorite products to improve rosacea:
Cleansers:

• Glowmedica Ultra Gentle Cleanser made of aloe and seaweed, this cleanser is gentle enough for your sensitve skin

Antioxidant Protectors and Treatments:

• Skinbetter Alto is full of antioxidants and clinically proven to reduce redness
• Skinbetter AlphaRet used in combination with Skinbetter Alto, AlphaRet improves your skin texture fine lines

Sunscreens:

•  EltaMD UV Clear contains a physical sunscreen and niacinamide to improve redness

Moisturizers:

• Skinbetter Trio an elegant moisturizer to hydrate your sensitive skin
• Isdin Melatonik contains three ingredients to calm, moisturize and improve redness from rosacea

What laser treatments will improve my rosacea?

• One of the best treatments for rosacea is a laser facial called Laser Genesis. Laser Genesis is gentle so there is no downtime, and helps improve the redness of rosacea, shrinks pores, decrease oiliness, and improves skin texture, scars and fine lines. Call us at 760-337-8500 to schedule a free consultation to see if this treatment is right for you.

Watch a demonstration of Laser Genesis, available at El Centro Dermatology

what is the best chemical peel for rosacea?

• PCA Skin Sensi Peel. This peel was specifically formulated for rosacea and sensitive skin. A series of three treatments will improve redness from rosacea.

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