What is rosacea?

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1. What is rosacea?

Acne often appears on our skin at the beginning of puberty and can be persistent and cannot be cured. There are many different types of acne, and accordingly there will also be different care treatments. So what is rosacea?
Most of us are likely to have red acne on the skin, especially during puberty this type of red acne appears more and more. But the treatment of acne is very difficult and often appears in people over 30 years old, showing skin that is prone to aging. Rosacea tends to appear in people with light skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes. Rosacea can be inherited, with families with rosacea having a higher risk for future generations. Women are more susceptible to this condition than men, but men's conditions tend to be more severe.
When the capillaries on the facial skin dilate, rosacea occurs. At this time, red acne mainly appears on the face, rarely on the ears, back, chest ... If the patient is not detected and treated promptly, it will cause many complications such as: swelling, mold deformation. face, even, acne gradually spreads to the eyes, causing extremely dangerous effects on vision. Symptoms that people with this type of acne will usually appear are many small pimples, often concentrated in large patches and affecting the skin around it, causing the skin to become red.
The cause of the disease is still not fully understood. Although there is currently no cure, treatment can reduce symptoms and improve a patient's appearance. Red caviar has many types and disease manifestations are also quite diverse. The patient's characteristic picture is a red, pus-filled, inflammatory mass that appears suddenly. The disease is distributed mainly on the nose, forehead and cheeks.

2. Developmental stages of rosacea

Red acne will appear from the smallest signs, but if not detected and treated promptly, it will greatly affect the patient's skin. Not only that, it also harms the face, reducing the quality of life. Red acne can be divided into four stages with more and more severe and obvious manifestations.
The first stage: The manifestation is the beginning of vasodilatation of the skin in the middle of the face. These episodes of vasodilation are usually not accompanied by increased sweating. The patient has a burning sensation, burning like a hot flash lasting about 5-10 minutes. Factors that cause hot flashes include drinking hot water, stimulants such as alcohol, and spicy spices. Psychological stress or emotional state changes, weather changes, sunshine, heat, and exposure to wind are also favorable factors for the development of the disease. Second stage: Manifestations are red patches appearing in the middle of the face, cheeks, nose, possibly spreading to the forehead and lower chin without any signs of infiltration and bleeding. Vasodilation is also a common symptom at this stage. At first, the vasodilatation is very small and sometimes difficult to detect, gradually the blood vessels dilate larger and form red patches, especially in the wings of the nose. Sometimes patients will experience more severe symptoms such as itching, tingling, burning, especially when applying cosmetics, the skin is often dry. Stage three: Skin lesions begin to appear more prominent with 2-5mm red spots outside the hair follicles, non-nucleated, non-sebaceous, independent or in clusters, symmetrical bilaterally, distributed on the cheeks, forehead, nose, chin. Check for red bumps with pustules or pustules. This phase can last for many years and rarely goes away on its own. If not treated in time, the damage will become worse and worse, seriously affecting your appearance. Fourth stage: lesions are enlarged fibroids, mainly in the nose, causing lion's nose phenomenon, common in men over 50 years old, rare in women. In addition to skin manifestations, many patients also have eye diseases such as dry eyes. Patients often have itching and burning eyes. Ocular examination revealed red or fibrous conjunctiva in the conjunctiva. At present, the exact cause of rosacea cannot yet be determined, but it is likely the result of an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. However, some foods have been researched to make rosacea worse such as: Spicy foods, foods containing cinnamaldehyde, coffee, hot tea,...
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