Rosacea Treatment: Stories

Thanks for your comment dera! Could you please suggest certain ingredients/products or a skincare lint that you know of. Thanks again xo

I understand exactly how you feel Yairis!!! I wish we could turn back time, I would have never touched my face. I think my family also got sick of hearing me go on, I got really depressed as well and didn't want to leave the house. You can send private messages via this site. If you ever need to talk or need advice on what I've done just send me a private message as I don't want to give my email address out. Don't do anything harsh to your face, the best thing to do right now is to let it rest, use calming products and keep it well moisturised while it's healing. I just read up about BB Creams....I heard the Missha Cho Bo Yang is the best, from what I've read so far is they were designed to help your skin heal after surgery or these procedures we've had, I'm going to look into them a little more..you might want to do the same. I'm thinking of you....message me anytime xoxo

Thanks! I Will really check about it! Because i went to a Dermatologist and she gave me finacea and aveeno moisturizer with sunblock after 12 weeks my skin got a lot worse! Then looking for sunblock i find Out that almost all the sunblocks in atores contains chemicals that damage your skin even more!!! Its been 5 months and my skin is worse tahn Ever! I have an appt with another Derm on monday im praying that he give me something good im tired of spending money on stuff that make my skin worse, but honestly reading all over the internet i got no hope for my skin to get better! Thanks for the support!

COTZ Sunblock by Fallene & PCA Pigment bar: Hi Yairis, I too have gotten hyperpigmentation after laser (fractional co2) - but nowhere near as bad as the other ladies who've posted. I've always had trouble with sunscreens (burning eyes, breakouts, yucky smell). Most are chemical based but I have finally found a non-chemical sunblock. It's the best I've used and the only one I've been able to use long-term.
It's COTZ by Fallene at w ww.totalblock.com. I use the lightly tinted, Cotz spf 58. It's quite thick and slightly sticky for my oily skin, but I don't care as it works so well for me. I powder my face with Jane Iredale mineral foundation for coverup, and MAC Blot powder for shine.
With almost two years of daily use, along with the PCA Pigment bar soap (note:this soap can be a bit drying) the pigmentation is fading. I'm not going to take any more chances with any type of laser. Good luck!

Hi Cha,
I read in one of your msgs that you mastered covering up the hyperpigmentation. I have both hyper and hypo pigmentation on my face. How do you cover yours? Is there a certain makeup that works better than others? Thank you for sharing your experience.

I think reveal girl was just trying to help. I've also had terrible damage from ipl and laser genesis. My face has etched lines all over it and I lost most of the fat out of my face. I may have had mild rosacea before, but I looked my age. (30) Now I look like I've abused myself, and look 20 years or more older than I did. I wanted to die too. But you can't live like that. You need to pray and ask the Lord for his guidance, because without it, life is just not worth living.

Kitty, Im so sorry for everything you've gone through. I also have had very horrific damage from the cutera laser genesis (just one single treatment at recommended was all it took to destroy my beautiful skin) Its taken 4 months of prayer, meditation, and getting up everyday trying to look myself in the mirror and say that I still love myself no matter what's happened. But I know when your face is not your face, its terrifying, depressing, isolating, and you dont want to live. I certainly didnt. I looked into suicide. It was all too much. This blow came on top of 2 other disasters I had the past year with botox (which paralyzed and dropped all the features on my face and left me looking like a zombie, and juvederm, which was incorrectly placed around my mouth and makes me look like a joker or a clown when I smile and still has not dissolved). From last August on I lost my smile with juve, then my eyes and cheeks with botox, and now my skin). It aged me over 10 years so quickly. Its been one devastating disaster after another. Not to downplay cancer as the one poster mentions, but I completely know how you feel. When your face staring at you in the mirror has changed and aged and damaged literally overnight, cancer sometimes seems like a better option because at least you can hide it. Or pretend its not there. Your face is what you show to the world. Im a big believer of mind over matter and healing your own body and I think for any other illness I could do that. But healing involves thinking and believing as if you are already healed and keeping that knowing and mindset. But when you get back in front of the mirror its like a reality punch to the gut that sabotages any thoughts of healing and happiness. Kitty, Ive read wonderful things about a 100% raw diet being able to heal most anything - including skin. Certainly tumors. And anything else in the body. Your body's natural urge is to heal itself, and once you take away all the toxic food and chemicals, it doesnt need to focus so much on protecting your vital organs and systems and will start to work on healing your skin. You may "detox" at first but it will go away. It cant hurt, right? No lasers or chemicals have helped us so far. I've been 100% raw for 2 months (Juicing every day) and plan to keep with it for a year to see if it helps. Go to beautifulonraw.com where I started - Tonya Zavasta explained the science and beauty of the diet better than anyone could for me. But the big hurdle to healing first and foremost, and the paradox we both face, is that you need to not fight what's going on and flow with it. The more you fight, the more energy you put into that, the more its gonna stick around. Law of attraction is very real. Get away from that mirror! OR stay as far away as you can when you have to look into it. I stand 6 feet away. And let go of the past analysis and anger (what happened, what you could have done different, who's to blame). The other part of this is realizing you are worthy and deserving of love, no matter what your face looks like right now. Self love is the key to healing. Finding and recognizing the true nature and light within you. I do think that has been the meaning for all of this happening to me, and I'm taking the opportunity to quiet down and reflect on the lessons - there have been many revelations. Your body will follow when you see your "true self". Again, quite a predicament when the "self" you see in the mirror is not the self you thought you knew. But your true self is. Meditation and yoga have helped calm me down, and some days I catch a glimpse of my old face. At the least I am not as depressed, can go out most days, and I believe that - one day - I will be completely 100% healed. Im not relying on time frames any more because that has brought more disappointment and frustration. Just be patient with yourself and your body. Give it a chance to heal and definitely stay away from all cosmetics, all lasers, all chemicals, all peels, and far far away from this horrible cosmetic medical industry that shuts the door on you the minute something goes wrong. Ok I had to get one negative dig in -- I could write a book on all the horror stories with these medical "professionals". Remember the body rebuilds itself completely like every 7/8 years... not that it will take that long for this, but it goes to show that cells regenerate and the body heals. Id rather be eating this diet to facilitate the process and heal the right way. Finally, be grateful for your blessings... your husband, your wonderful daughter. Put your energy into loving them, not hating this situation. It is what it is.. until it is something else. Best to you on your journey. Love and blessings.

I love your comment, as I was damaged by ipl and laser genises. I have read Tonya's website. I need to get the right mind set and start the 100% raw. If we would have only done this before laser treatments.