Rosacea Treatment

Rosacea, commonly known as rosacea, is mainly due to excessive oil production and hormonal disorders in the body. The main treatment modalities include general treatment, medication, physical and surgical treatment, etc. General treatment: Avoid sun exposure, hot and cold stimulation, and sun protection measures to prevent melanin deposition caused by ultraviolet radiation; reduce the use of alkaline soap and alcohol to avoid stimulating the skin; improve daily living habits, pay attention to diet, eat more light, non-pigmented food, and avoid spicy and stimulating food as well as the stimulation of alcohol and tobacco; ensure sufficient sleep and emotional stability to help reduce the condition. Second, medication: 1. Local medication: Patients with erythematous capillary dilatation type rosacea can use clindamycin gel, fusidic acid cream, mupirocin ointment, metronidazole gel, etc., under the guidance of a doctor, to play a bactericidal and anti-inflammatory role, to promote the receding of erythema, papules and pustules, and to reduce recurrence; 2. Systemic medication: Patients with papules and pustules type acne can use antibiotics, such as tetracycline, under the guidance of a doctor. Antibiotics, such as tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline, etc. If you are allergic to these drugs, you can apply macrolides. If the effect of antibiotic treatment is poor, you can follow the doctor’s instruction to take isotretinoin capsules. Surgical treatment: If the nasal flab appears, the general effect of drug treatment is not good, and surgery is needed to remove it. Physical therapy: 1. Laser therapy: You can use photons or pulsed dye laser to treat the dilated capillaries symptomatically. With CO2 laser, fractional laser and other ablative lasers, the proliferating tissues can be vaporized, coagulated and fall off; 2. Photodynamic therapy: mainly used to treat papules, pustules and nodules; 3. Yellow light and red and blue light irradiation: can improve the symptoms of rosacea.