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Rosacea Treatments Caused the Symptoms to Worsen?
I have recently started a treatment regimen of Tetracycline and Epiduo gel to treat the symptoms of Rosacea (swollen, red nose, a few bumps). My nose is redder and more swollen than ever. Could the treatments be the culprit, or could this just be a coincidence? I also had an IPL treatment a week ago. Thank you.
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rudolph
in san diego, ca
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I Question The EpiDuo
Tetracycline is certainly a fine drug for Rosacea. Some would argue even the mainstay.And the green light IPL is often employed for the vascular component of this malady.
However, I do question he use of EpiDuo. Epiduo is a combination of Differin 0.1 and Benzoyl Peroxilde 2.5% in a gel vehicle. Some Rosacea patients do not tolerate gel vehicles very well. That is the reason the Metrogel people came out with Metrocream. You may be one of those people. Further, BP is not a very good...
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