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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 7:42 am
I got diagnosed with it about a couple of months ago, and am using the medicated lotion. I was just wondering if any of ya'll had it and what you do for extra skin care like masks and such.
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:22 am
Hey there, I have Rosacea as well. I too am using Clingel (sp?). I also use Cetaphil liquid soap and lotion on my face as well as the bar Cetaphil soap in the shower. I also take a certain vitamin but I can't think of the name of it right now.
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:23 am
Oh Texannie, sorry to hear this. I have been battling Rosacea for about 6 or 7 years now. Sometimes I think nothing I do positive or negative has any impact on it. It is very frustrating. I use the clear gel (Metrogel) when I have bad attacks. But I have mostly settled into a routine of only using Dove soap to wash my face, Cetaphil facial moisturizer, and Mary Kay makeup since it is non-comedogenic. I have no idea how scientifically sound my attitude is, but my idea is to just be as regimented as I can. I never change any products including the type of applicator sponges I use. I do have periods of inflammation, but they seem to be fewer and farther between. Good luck!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:26 am
I am using the metrogel too, but every day so far twice a day. I use Cetaphil cleaners also. I love to get facials, but I guess those days are gone!
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Zules
Member
08-21-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:27 am
I got diagnosed about a year ago. They put me on so much stuff I can't even remember it all! The only thing I'm still using is a cream called Hydroquinone.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:30 am
Hydoquinone is a form of bleaching cream. I tried that before I got diagnosed...didn't work for me.
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Kaykay
Member
01-21-2004
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:33 am
I know the Spa by me has special facials to help with Rosacea. I have the booklet at home. I will post exactly what they use and do. Maybe you can check places in your area.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:34 am
Thanks Kay Kay!
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:40 am
I've read that IPL laser treatments can help rosacea. Here's a link about it Beating Rosacea
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Azriel
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:52 am
Texannie, here is a clinic in Houston that has the IPL treatments Cosmetic Laser and Vein Center
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 8:53 am
Great site Az, thanks!
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Earthmother
Member
07-14-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 9:39 am
I use Metrogel too...but I notice I get flare-ups when I am overly stressed.
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 1:30 pm
Oh man, I am so glad I found this thread! I, too, have Rosacea. Just in case you guys were wondering, IPL laser treatments do work. They are freakin' expensive (it cost me $250/session to only get my cheeks done--it would have been closer to $400 had I needed my entire face done), but they do work. I had one spot on my cheek that was red all the time. Treatments made it disappear. I was prescribed a cream called Rosasol. The only time I use it is when my Rosacea flares up. I don't think it really works well though. Figuring out exactly what causes flare-ups is so frustrating. I know there's a general list, but we all have our own individual triggers. For me, the sad reality is, if I eat anything with flour or sugar in it my cheeks flare up. After one piece of cheescake, my face feels like it's on fire. Winters here in Montreal are dry and harsh. I am constantly having to take care of skin. And don't even get me started about stress. If I am having a bad day, I have to lie down with a damp washcloth on my face because it burns. The cool thing about the laser treatments (I only had three) was, when my Rosacea does flare-up it isn't as intense as it used to be. If I could afford it, I'd continue with the treatments to see if the Rosacea could all be zapped away forever. I am overweight. I often wonder, do people who are at a healthy weight have less problems with Rosacea?
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 2:23 pm
I have Rosacea, too. It's better for me now that I've had the Lasik on my eyes and my eyeglasses are not rubbing on my cheeks. I just go out with the red face. I'm bad today, so I'll probably put make up on. I find that my face is usually better if I just let it breathe. I use Metrogel when I get bad. A round of antibiotics really kicks it out, but I HATE taking antibiotics. Has anyone tried Rosula? When I was REALLY bad, it cleared my nose and cheeks up almost immediately. I could only use it for two days though....it has uric acid in it and I couldn't stand that "pee" smell on my face! LOL! I am somewhat overweight. Size 14P. I got this when I moved to western PA. LOTS of people have it here. I think it is because we have acid mine drainage in the water. Our tap water is so heavily chlorinated that I don't have to do anything to keep my hair "blond". I am usually less red when I am out of town. Go figure! The laser treatments sound very interesting. I'll have to think about getting some. My face NEVER feels like it is on fire, but I look like I'm always blushing. On the bright side, you NEVER have to buy blusher or rouge! Just don't put so much foundation on your cheeks, and viola....blush....LOL!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 4:27 pm
Well, hell, I guess I must have rosacea too. I asked my Kaiser nurse practitioner years ago if she thought I had rosacea, and she said it looked like mild adult acne but prescribed Metrocream (same active ingredient as Metrogel), which I have been using ever since. Past year or so I have been having a terrible time with my chin breaking out every time I put makeup on it. Can't seem to find a makeup that doesn't irritate it. I have no idea why this suddenly started when I had successfully worn makeup for years. Does this mean I have to start buying Mary Kay from Spygirl? Latest thing is red splotches above the eyebrows. I think that is probably a symptom rosacea too. Haven't been to a dermatologist about any of this yet.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 5:51 pm
Juju....above the eyebrows sounds suspiciously like rosacea. My skin is better if I DON"T wear makeup all the time. Heck, just got back from happy hour, and I look MUCH better. Maybe the beer helps LOL! Or maybe it is being "happy". Today's happy hour was one of the "happiest" this year!
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 6:07 pm
Juju2bigdog: Not to be an alarmist, but you might have Ocular Rosacea. If you do, you need to take special care of the eye area. Washing it with dilluted baby shampoo is ssaid to help (you put some on a cotton ball and go over the eye area).
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 7:18 pm
Marm, maybe the happy hour stimulus makes you red all over, so you are all evened out after a happy hour session. Thanks for the warning, Scorpiomom. I'll go look it up. Edit: Scorpiomom, nope, I don't seem to fit those symptoms, thank goodness.
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Cathie
Member
08-16-2000
| Friday, February 27, 2004 - 10:46 pm
I used Metrogel for years but have not needed it for the past year or so. I do think stress was a big factor in my rosacea, and also some food related reactions. Mine flares up if I eat Mexican food, or anything with cinnamon in it. My rosacea was diagnosed about 15 years ago, and for the first couple of years I had to take tetracycline twice a day, too. I don't think they do that anymore--anyone else go through that for rosacea? My doctor always told me that alcohol would exacerbate the rosacea, using W.C. Fields as an example. I don't drink very often so I've never really tested that one.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Saturday, February 28, 2004 - 5:06 am
Yup, tetracycline twice a day for a month. I think that stress is my biggest trigger, along with the water in my town. I'm ok with spicy food, alcohol (but I usually only have one beer or glass of wine, so I'm not sure that you could even count that as enough for a trigger). The cold weather is a bit bad for me. Before I knew that it was rosecea, I was making it worse by using those acne pads with all the alcohol in them. Then I was on a Noxema binge. Oh, and I thought that I had terribly dry skin due to all the flaking and I was on a moisturizer binge. A good mask does help me...gets rid of the excess oil and sluffs off the dead skin. Funny, I hardly ever had acne when I was younger. Just a few blackheads on my nose. I had beautiful peaches and cream skin. It's not too bad right now, but I am annoyed that I have to take so much time with it. I've ALWAYS had dry skin and this excess oil is really bugging me. I love Dr. Nase's website. He has very good advice.
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Jed245
Member
11-01-2002
| Friday, March 05, 2004 - 12:19 pm
Ok add me to the list of have's :o) Cause I have it. Only on my cheeks usually flares up when I laugh or strain with something.(heavy lifting pushing ect ect ect). I found that if I eat salad and other non spicy foods for about three days along with a good daily face wash and a morning cleaning with dial soap. My symptoms are prettymuch gone. I have metro gel and was given some sort of pill. I hate pills and have a nervous tick kinda when taking them (grabing anyone within arms reach.) So I'm sticking with the gel at 90 bucks a tube it's kinda stiff. But, you only have to buy it every 90 days so a buck a day I guess. After I pizza or mexican food my face looks like sunburned skin. Well ok after a couple of days of eating pizza it gets really bad. However if I drink ALOT of water, eat minimal spicy/sugary foods and stay away from tomatos then I only flare up when I'm really really laughing. But, I think everyone gets a bit red from that. Does anyone have any over the counter/soap suggestions? Jed. :o)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, March 05, 2004 - 1:04 pm
Most dermatologist recommend Cetaphil instead of soap. You can get it at the drug store and it's pretty reasonable.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Friday, March 05, 2004 - 1:08 pm
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 10:16 am
Here is an interesting article by snydicated columnist Jane Brody some of you may have seen in the past couple days. ( I don't remember if you have to be registered to read at this site, but if you do, it is free) Whenever I begin to wonder if I have rosacea, I think of my visits to Australia and the eerie sensation I always experience there that almost everybody looks just like me (my mother was Australian) with these bright blooming blood vessels on their faces. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/16/health/16BROD.html ... In a report in the journal Women's Health in Primary Care titled "Is It Rosacea, or Just Rosy Cheeks?" Dr. Herbert P. Goodheart, a dermatologist in private practice in New York, suggests that rosacea may be overdiagnosed, possibly resulting in unnecessary or inappropriate treatment. ... In an interview, Dr. Goodheart said, "I think people are seeing doctors unnecessarily and using creams and taking antibiotics unnecessarily to treat something they don't have." He added, "If you went to Ireland or Australia or observed the faces of many fair-skinned sailors and farmers, you'd think there was an epidemic of rosacea because they all have rosy cheeks." ...
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Monday, March 29, 2004 - 2:17 pm
About 10 years ago I was in my dermatologists office for some breakouts when he said now how long have we been treating you for roseacea? How about never??! Anyway I am currently on nothing. Was on tetracyclin for about 2 years,( after hearing about that breast cancer study I am not happy about that!) Metrogel for about 4 years. Mostly I avoid humidity the best I can, vineger is a horrible trigger for me I can eat a pickle be beet red in 2 minutes. I first noticed a red patch above my eyebrows that was flakey and bumpy so being the self medicating type I put Avon Anew on it! Yeah that helped a bunch, not. I Schoolmarm I too was killing my skin with what I thought was kindness. I use Neutrogena moisturizer for sensitive skin and Neutrogena sunscreen oil-free. To wash my face honestly I use Bath and Body works foaming antibacterial soap. It shouldn't work but it seems to help. I think roseacea is like dieting everyone has to find what works for them. Thanks for the info Scorpiomoon. I had wondered about laser treatments. I have been threatening to move to Florida but I suspect the humidity might be more than here in Missouri.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 1:31 pm
I have a mild case of rosacea. It causes my face to feel as if I am perpetually blushing unless I have it under control. I began using a mask recipe that I found somewhere a few months ago and it seems to be working. Recipe: two plain aspirin, well ground to a smooth powder. Add 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice (from concentrate) and 1/4 tsp of bottled water (no chemicals). Mix together and apply with a cotton ball. Allow to set on the face for 10 minutes and wash with a warm facecloth. It really helps to clear the face and it feels terrific. I do it every other day, but my sister does it every day. No bad effects and she has super sensitive skin.
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Beachcomber
Member
08-26-2003
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 1:55 pm
I have a mild case (my dad has it too). My derm did a laser treatment on my nose and cheeks to zap the blood vessels last year, I have very sensitive skin and had deep purple bruises the size of pencil erasers all over my cheeks and nose. They said it would go away in a day, but it took me a week and lots of makeup to cover it (could not leave the house because it looked so bad). However, I am very happy with the results as the visible blood vessels have disappeared. I use metro lotion. My derm just did a power peel facial and says I can do these, love them! My trigger is red wine, fruit juices, and Mexican, my DH calls me Rudolph as only my nose gets red! Does anyone get periodic flushing/heat feelings around your mouth for no reason at all sometimes? I sometimes can yawn real big and get this reaction, and then sometimes it happens out of the clear blue.
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Cancunkid
Member
10-01-2003
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 4:44 pm
I just thought of something I read that you can use to take down the redness in an emergency that I have not tried but it makes sense Visine! Well you know it gets the red out. I have read somewhere that it helps bring down the redness in an pinch.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 8:32 am
I just tried Vee's aspirin mask and it is really great. The redness is down and my face is VERY smooth! Go out and by your bottle of generic aspirin and try it!
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Hootyhoot
Member
12-18-2001
| Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 11:53 am
I have rosacea, but I seldom have really bad episodes, so I haven't worried about it too much. I have some Metrogel in the medicine cabinet and I use that when on the rare occasions when it acts up. I do get a really red face from heat ... taking a shower, getting in a jacuzzi, etc., but it goes right away and there is no feeling of heat associated with it although catching a glimpse of myself in a mirror is startling! Recently I had an appointment with an ophthalmologist and he was really concerned about my rosacea. He was upset that I have never seen a dermatologist, just my GP. He gave me a long write-up from some medical journal that mentioned ocular rosacea which really alarmed me, although he didn't say I had that form of rosacea. He did recommend the baby shampoo/cotton ball wash for my eyelids. I have an appointment with a dermatologist in May, so I'll report back then on what I find out. In the meantime, thanks for all this information ... it's wonderful to talk to you all!
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Scorpiomoon
Member
06-06-2002
| Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 6:15 am
Hootyhoot: I have ocular Rosacea. When it strikes, it's not fun to deal with. I use baby shampoo on a cotton ball on my eyelids. It's helped a great deal. I haven't had any intense experiences since I've started doing it.
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Hootyhoot
Member
12-18-2001
| Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 1:51 pm
Hi Scorpiomoon ... can you tell me what it's like when you have ocular rosacea? I often feel like I have something in my eye ... is that a symptom?
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