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Pustular Rosacea Treating with Isotretinoin After All else Failed - Mount Juliet, TN
UPDATED FROM NobodyReally
Better pics
NobodyReallyNovember 17, 2016
WORTH IT$10
Used front facing camera in front of the window for natural light this time.
UPDATED FROM NobodyReally
Using Soolantra now, just over a month.
NobodyReallyNovember 17, 2016
Pink, , no swelling, no itching/burning. 1 small bump going away because I skipped a day or 2(oops).
There are some old scars and a few vessels.
There are some old scars and a few vessels.
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November 17, 2016
Thank you so much for posting !!!! Your skin looks amazing !!!! Really !! :) It looks totally normal . No trace of Rosacea . Soolantra does really work for most . Does your skin ever flare from sun ? Like sun coming through the windows in your car etc .
November 17, 2016
I forgot to add besides asking if sun is a trigger for you , I also wanted to ask about wind and cold weather ? I have read where many people said soolantra has helped them with is . I guess healing the skin barrier does help with triggers .
November 17, 2016
I just get red cheeks like everyone else...
I don't spend much time out in it though.
Even before Rosacea I was having some skin sensitivities with sun, so I have avoided that on my face and chest for a while, so I can't say one way or another.
I don't spend much time out in it though.
Even before Rosacea I was having some skin sensitivities with sun, so I have avoided that on my face and chest for a while, so I can't say one way or another.
November 17, 2016
Aww ok . Well the best thing anyway is to avoid the sun all together . A very good moisturizer I just started using a few months ago on my chest area is cerave PM . It really has helped that area so much I am shocked ! I apply two pumps in the am and pm . I buy the PM version because the AM one has sunscreen in it . And I already use another sunscreen for that . I use to get a little red and blotchy on my chest area for a few days a month due to hormones but these past few months ...NONE !!! . This is the only thing i have changed . Cerave is sold every where . I use a little on my face too . But not much because I use a green tea serum there that works nicely . Do you use any moisturizers at all ?
November 17, 2016
Just an Aloe or Aloe with vitamin E(made for after sun but I like it). Was the only thing I could use when all inflamed and burning. I just don't like the feel of stuff on my face and this doesn't feel greasy, but really helped with the dryness while on ISO too When it dries it feels like nothing. I have been using Cerave foot cream though, my heels get really dry.
November 21, 2016
Exactly the same story for 20 years. All post treatment. 5 times Roaccutane. Now on Soolantra, Ivermectin horses paste and Stromectol. Feel much better. A lot of scars( the same places you have. Plus the forehead. I think Roa helps to dry the pores so there is no food for démodéx. Will Ivermectin totally kill it? At least it helps to keep under control.
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Trying to avoid a 2nd course or microdose
NobodyReallyOctober 4, 2016
I went back to the derm and she said we could do a microdose of 10mg/day indefinitely or try Soolantra again with Oracea since we are catching it early this time and we don't have much inflammation. While waiting for insurance and approval I did some looking around and saw great Soolantra results from a woman on youtube and decided to give it another shot. Oracea made me so nauseated that I did not want to try that again, but I did still have an unexpired tube of Soolantra, so I started to use it. In just a few days I noticed a change. I have had no more bumps and the ones that were starting went away. I still have some pink/redness, but no bumps, itching, swelling, sensitivity. I go back in a few days to see her again and hope she thinks this can work long term. I think it was just so bad and inflamed last time the Soolantra never had a chance to get through it, but am hopeful this time around.
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October 6, 2016
Good Luck with Soolantra !!!! I think you are on the right track . My mom has the same kind of Rosacea you have . She started Soolantra in June . Right now her face looks fab !!! Could never even tell she has Rosacea . I myself may give soolantra another try in the future . But for now mine is under control with metro cream and sulfur wash . You skin barrier could of just been terribly compromised before . Mine was and every thing I put on my face burned , stung , was just terrible . Keep us up dated !!!!! Wish you all the best :)
October 6, 2016
Based on what the derm saw today, she thinks we can get away with just the Soolantra unless something changes. What a relief! I would so rather put on a cream every night than take a pill that requires monthly tests and visits and the insurance run around.
November 17, 2016
How is everything going so far with the Soolantra ? Do you use it every night ?
November 17, 2016
Yes I do and it is working fine since we caught it early this time before it got so inflamed,
November 17, 2016
You should give it a try if you can, much more gentle than metro or sulfur. No smell, doesn't make you dry. It says it can take 12 weeks, but I think that is if it's already bad, I saw results in just a week catching it so soon this time. Glad I don't have to take ISO everyday and go in every month for refills and labs. This stuff lasts forever too, just a small amount, I haven't even opened the new tube yet, still working on the one from my old doctor that wasn't expired yet. There is also a savings card!
November 17, 2016
Great to hear !!! Do you still breakout at all while using it ? Do you apply at night or day time ?
November 17, 2016
I think I am . I have a follow up derm appt in a few months . Right now the metro works for me . So he did not want to switch me just yet . But I noticed I still get itchy around my jaw line and tiny bumps . Now the Metro does take that away . But I would rather use Soolantra if I can because I have to apply the Metro 2 x a day in order to get results in that area . Where as the Soolantra I would only have to use once . As far as my face goes . I only use the Metro cream on spots as they appear . The rest of my face that was super flaky healed very nicely . It took months though !!! LOL
November 17, 2016
Every night before bed, I had 1 small bump when I forgot to put it on, but it went away in a day. I think they recommend night because if you have any demodex, this is when the males come to the surface and would come in contact with the medication. No males=no reproduction.
November 17, 2016
They also believe it has an anti-inflammatory effect. My face is just slightly pinker on the cheeks than the rest right now, only time it gets really red is when upset or worked up over something, hot, after a hot shower, but that is when your vessels really dilate too, so...
but it does go away after cooling down.
but it does go away after cooling down.
November 17, 2016
Thats great to hear !!! If you feel up to it , can you post a picture of your cheeks now ? If not , no worries I totally understand :) Yeah my face gets more red when I am doing alot of house cleaning , hot bath , etc . But goes back to normal too after i cool off . Does not take long either . When my skin barrier was so bad , a hot drink would make my face burn . Now I can drink my hot tea and coffee again ..Yah ! I still really want to give Soolantra another try . I am happy you are getting such great results . Rosacea can be very difficult to treat :(
November 17, 2016
I failed to mention, all of the redness is really just on the cheeks now, have had nothing on nose, chin, forehead. Did have a bump on my chin last week, but I do not think it was rosacea related.
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