Rosacea Acne Treatment Options?

asked 3 years ago by madambelle in India
Latest answer by Don Mehrabi, MD
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Tags: redness, acne, rosacea

I'm a 44-year-old Indian female, and have redness on central portion of my face, particularly the cheeks and nose. There is also a lot of burning sensation in my neck and face. There is skin peeling and acne flares up after redness. I have a dry skin. My doctor diagnosed it as acne rosacea and I have been taking treatment for it since 6 months but there's no improvement. What other acne rosacea treatments would you suggest? Please help.

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Here are some of the primary acne rosacea treatments you can try.

Thanks for your question. For acne rosacea (stage 2 rosacea), here are some of the treatments we like to use: 1. Doxycycline once or twice daily - this should be essential for your case 2. Metrogel - in my opinion, only mildly effective in selected patients 3. Finacea - good choice for twice daily use in your case 4. Sodium sulfacetamide / sulfur cream or wash - may be helpful in your case 5. Elidel - no proven effect in rosacea, but I have seen it help in stage 1 rosacea in those... more

Don Mehrabi, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist

Many Treatments For Rosacea

Unfortunately, you did not specify which treatments have been tried so this might be repetitive. Rosacea is likely caused by an excess of a protein called stratum corneum tryptic enzyme ( SCTE). This enzyme cleaves Procathelicidins to produce the activated Cathelicidins. These are products of inflammation which protect our skin from all the nasty bacteria we are exposed to everyday. Our skin is challenged daily by bacteria so why do we rarely get infections? If you are interested... more

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist

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Rosacea Acne Treatment Options?

Here are some of the primary acne rosacea treatments you can try.

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