ROSACEA SKIN TREATMENTS
Explained by Dr Buddy Beaini – MD Cosmedical Solutions
Solutions to reduce face redness
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition estimated to affect around 10 per cent of the population, causing face flushing, redness across the centre of the face (“ butterfly type of appearance”), broken capillaries and acne-like pimples.
“The precise cause of it remains elusive, but we do know the earlier it is diagnosed, the less trouble it is later,” says aesthetic skin expert Dr Buddy Beaini, director of MD Cosmedical Solutions Skin Clinics. He explains the best treatment solutions:
WHAT CAUSES ROSACEA?
It’s likely that a combination of factors contribute to rosacea, from sensitive skin to allergies and psychological issues.
“But a genetic predisposition is the strongest marker of the disease – if you have someone in the family with rosacea, you’re more likely to develop it,” Dr Buddy Beaini says. Yet for most people, they only seek treatment between the ages of 35 and 50 when the redness becomes more pronounced.
“Maybe they had flushing in the early teenage years but it was never diagnosed,” Dr Beaini says. For this reason, he recommends seeking treatment as early as possible.
HOW CAN IT BE TREATED?
“In the first instance, we can start with anti- inflammatory skincare and a rosacea sunscreen, and oral antibiotics can also be used,” Dr Beaini says. In more severe cases, laser treatments can reduce help to skin redness and eliminate broken capillaries.
For mild flushing, Dr Beaini recommends using a specialised Fotona laser to heat and destroy the redness-causing capillaries while Fotona Ablative Laser stimulates the body’s natural healing process to replace severe rosacea damage with fresh, healthy skin. “Laser is always a better way to go than a lifetime of antibiotics,” he says. Between four to six treatments of Fotona Nd:Yag treatments, and one to two for Fotona Ablative Laser treatments are required, depending on severity.
HOW CAN I PREVENT IT?
While it may be impossible to cure rosacea entirely, there’s plenty you can do to stop it reoccurring. Dr Beaini recommends top-up sessions every one to two years for any residual redness, as well as limiting exacerbating triggers , such as fluctuations in temperature, UV exposure, alcohol, too-harsh skincare and hot or spicy foods. Hormones and some ingredients such as tomatoes, vanilla and soy sauce can also be problematic.
“You can never get rid of the disease because it’s in your genes, but you can always reduce it,” Dr Buddy Beaini says.
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