Rosacea And Facial Flushing

Karen is a trained aesthetic dermatologist and she has a keen interest in all aspects of dermatology and skin care. 

She treats many different skin conditions with excellent products and results.

Rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that presents with significant redness of the skin across the mid face, nose and forehead. Sufferers can experience visible dilated blood vessels, uneven skin texture, thickening skin and pimples or pus-filled bumps. It can also cause eye irritation, itchy burning skin, yellow patches on the skin and skin/eye swelling.

While there is no known cure, you can control the symptoms of Rosacea.

Here at North Wales Aesthetics Clinic, we have three treatments that bring effective long-term relief.

Treatment one - Botox

Botox injections offer a reliable and effective solution and can be administered long-term. For rosacea, Botox works by relaxing muscles and blocking nerve signals that contribute to redness and inflammation. It helps by reducing facial flushing, managing inflammation and improving skin texture.

Many patients see significant reduction in redness and effects can last for 4 to 6 months. Maintenance Botox treatments can keep Rosacea under control.

Treatment two - Medical Skin Peel

A specially formulated medical grade chemical skin peel combined with prescription skin care products to use at home, can manage the inflammatory symptoms of Rosacea. The peel substantially reduces erythema and papulo-pustules. It also slows down the dilation of blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the skin. In turn this can reduce and control redness and flushing.

Results can be seen after just one peel as the skin becomes instantly calmer. A course of five peels every 15 days apart is favourable then a maintenance peel 4 to 6 monthly ongoing. And of course, applying the prescribed skin care products at home will continue to improve results.

Treatment three - Treating Visible Veins

In the case of vascular Rosacea, sufferers observe dilated veins visible on the surface of the skin amongst the widespread redness.

“Telangiectasia” or facial veins is a superficial blood condition that appears as visible veins that lie just beneath the surface of the skin. Rosacea keeps blood vessels dilated, hence red and flushed skin. Treatment by cauterising instantly coagulates or mops up the trapped blood as the heat works through the vein. The vein is cauterised at both ends preventing it from refilling, making this treatment highly successful.

More than one treatment is usually required. Should Rosacea not be controlled, more veins will dilate resulting in the need for more treatments.

Following cauterizing, treating the inflammatory redness with either treatment 1 or 2 will be required.