Today everything is possible for those who want it bad enough. There are very few diseases that humans do not have a total cure for; unfortunately, Rosacea is one among them. The causes of this skin disease are not well known and hence, it cannot be prevented. However, suspicion falls heavily on genetic defects, skin mites, bacterial infection and overexposure to sun.
You Can Lead a Normal Life with the Help of Rosacea Skin Care
People who suffer from rosacea are affected by the disease not only physically but also psychologically. Often, the unsightly skin flushing, the swollen red nose, the reddish discoloration of skin makes the patient feel unattractive. What starts with mild discomfort in loss of aesthetics, can sometimes end in total loss of self-confidence and self-esteem.
Fortunately, these symptoms can be easily managed most of the times. There are a number of rosacea skin care treatments, which can control this disease to a very large extent. Medical science is able to identify the initial stages of this disease, the pre-rosacea stage; when rosacea skin care treatment is applied at this stage, the majority of the worst symptoms can be avoided.
The most common rosacea skin care treatment involves topical applications of ointment, gels and creams, which have specific antibiotics to fight the skin flushing, red bumps and other (worst) symptoms of rosacea. If this does not control it then steroids, accutane and retinoids are used as well. Laser is also used as a very effective rosacea skin care treatment by the people who are not satisfied with the results of normal treatments.
Some advise that a slight change in your lifestyle can be extremely useful in controlling this skin disease. For example, it has been observed that people who avoid certain foods such as tomatoes, eggplants, dairy products, pepper (both black and white), chocolates, spinach, vinegar, wine, raisins, bananas, beer, garlic and B6 and B12 rich foods are able to control the disease better than those who do not. Other than that, the patient should also ensure that water intake is high so the skin is adequately hydrated.
The patient should also avoid the use of any abrasive cleaning products on the skin lest the condition be aggravated by it. Proper hygiene is very important, but utmost care should be taken not to encourage the sebaceous glands to secrete more oil since this exacerbates the problem.
Besides this, the most important part in rosacea skin care treatment is the prevention of self-esteem deterioration. Hence, side-by-side with the esthetic side, the treatment should concentrate in counseling these patients in disassociating the aesthetics of the skin from the self-esteem of the person. In this effort, the support of the family members is very important since the patient usually becomes depressed and feels hopeless most of the times. Once this aspect is conquered, the rest of the treatment becomes much easier.