Will Microdermabrasion help with Rosacea?

Microdermabrasion will irritate your skin if you have rosacea. If you are concerned with bumps or pimples and hoping that microdermabrasion will help, there are other options like Finacea or Metrogel. The appropriate treatment will depend on what your specific concerns are and the reasons why you are looking... more

Rosacea is contraindication for Microdermabrasion treatment. To control your Rosacea skin condition you may consider IPL treatments in combination with Diode 532 laser, if there are individual dilated blood vessels present. Prescription and non-prescription products are available to control Rosacea on... more

We have found in our practice that microdermabrasion is not indicated for patients with Rosacea. Commonly, the first steps to treat this problem involve topical medication and antibiotics. If this is not helpful, we move to laser or IPL. I have had excellent results with Limelight and V-Beam. There is... more

People with rosacea have sensitive skin, and microdermabrasion may make your rosacea flare. The best treatments for rosacea are topical creams like Metrogel and Finacea, oral antibiotics, and VBeam laser to remove the redness and broken blood vessels. Microdermabrasion is used to treat acne, fine lines and... more

Usually not. In fact, the abrasive treatments can stimulate a flare of acne whether by microdermabrasion or aggressive scrubbing or cleansers with granules that rub the skin. The redness of rosacea usually is not reduced with microdermabrasion. V-beam laser is good for this.