Almost 14 million people are affected with rosacea alone in USA, the numbers increases to a staggering 45 million sufferers worldwide, recent studies indicate a increasing trend of rosacea cases every year. It is more common in fair skinned people then dark skinned people, and is more common in women then men. The seveity of the condition is however greater in men then women. As the number of rosacea patients increase, unfortunately it is most misunderstood skin condition.



It is difficult to diagnose and harder still to treat and it can get worse with improper treatment. To diagnose it properly it is necessary to know its symptoms. Here we discuss its symptoms in details.

The Symptoms of Rosacea
Most common symptom is flushing of affected area. The redness comes and go very frequently, it is not depressing sign and normally people don't get bothered by these flushing. Another common symptom is sunburn effect that it has on the skin. After appearing these symptoms, small pus filled pimples start appearing. Primary symptoms appear on cheeks, chin and nose.



As primary symptoms appear people do not take notice of it and think that its just a reaction of sun or something else. Remember if redness remains for longer on your skin then normal then it is a clear indication that you might have rosacea and you need to start treatment as soon as possible as it is easier to treat it in its initial stage. consult a dermatologist.

Normally primary symptoms appear periodically and patient seems less concerned about it but it happens for longer time period and every time when redness comes again it is more worse or more irritating. In primary symptoms red lines start to be visible on the face which is called telangiectasis due to broken blood vessels. As the conditions starts worsening, more pustules and pimples appear and they are coupled with stinging and burning sensation.

More symptoms include dryness of skin, more red patches, and facial skin becoming rough. As this disease spread it starts appearing on neck, scalp, chest and ears. In more severe cases rosacea affects eyes as well. Eyes starts burning, tearing, color changes to pink, dryness and swelling in the eyelid.

The symptoms worsen if patient take spicy food, alcohol and go out in sun without using sunblock. Any non comedogenic make up products also aggravates condition. Try to use comedogenic make up products to avoid future hassle. Rosacea can be cured if a patient takes proper treatment on time. If you have any one of the above symptoms, immediately consult dermatologist and take proper rosacea treatment.