What to do if your face is red and tight

Redness and tightness on the face can be both a symptom caused by physiological factors such as dry skin, and a symptom caused by diseases such as contact dermatitis and seborrheic dermatitis. The patient should be under the guidance of the doctor for general treatment, medication and so on. 1. Dry skin: when the external environment is too dry, the skin is prone to lack of moisture and show symptoms of redness and tightness. Patients should pay attention to moisturizing in daily life, and can use mild hydrating cream to relieve local symptoms. 2. Contact dermatitis: when the patient comes into contact with pollen, dust and other allergic substances, it is easy to cause the body to have an allergic reaction, thus showing the symptoms of redness and tightness. Patients should promptly detach from the allergens, can be used topical glycerine lotion, tacrolimus ointment and other local topical drugs, if necessary, oral loratadine and other antihistamines. 3. Seborrheic dermatitis: Seborrheic dermatitis can be caused by fatigue, mental stress, immune abnormalities and other factors, the patient may appear face redness, tightness, dryness, peeling and other symptoms. Patients can use topical pimecrolimus cream, tacrolimus ointment and other local topical drugs. When severe itching occurs, drugs such as oral cetirizine can be taken to relieve symptoms. All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and patients should not use them on their own, so as not to delay the condition. Patients with redness and tightness on the face should go to the hospital in time after eliminating physiological factors, and under the guidance of the doctor for regular treatment.