I have used Mirvaso before and had horrible rebound flushing. However, I am having more and more severe facial flushing that is almost constant. I have heard that if you get rebound, you should just reapply the mirvaso. However, I have also heard that mirvaso loses efficacy over time, and eventually it has to be applied every couple hours to get the same effect. Sometimes it even stops working altogether. This seems like a vicious cycle to me, but I am desperate at this point. Please advise.
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Thanks for your question. I have not prescribed a lot of Mirvaso due to the risk of rebound and reading reports of unhappy patients with the expensive medication not being worth it. If redness and broken capillaries are your main issue with rosacea, you might want to look into laser...
Thanks for your question. Mirvaso and laser treatments don't cause more veins to develop, but perhaps what you are seeing is a sort of uncovering or unmasking of veins that were hidden within diffuse redness. The Mirvaso can help with general redness, and most experienced laser...
Thank you for the question. Mirvaso has been found to cause a rebound effect in patients. There is a new alternative that seems to be doing better: Rhofade. The treatment for rosacea is multifactorial - photofacial, sunscreen, avoidance of triggers, antibiotics, soolantra, etc...