According to statistics, 2-10% of people suffer from this condition.
In women, rosacea occurs 4 times more often.
30-50 years old is the average age of the disease.
Rosacea is a disease when most of the face is affected by erythema (not when there are individual foci and pinkish undertones), in fact, it is an inflammation of the vascular mesh, when on the background of erythema there are papules and pustules due to chronic inflammation. It is accompanied by itching and burning. This is a very important difference from couperose, which does not cause negative sensations.
In rosacea, there is erythema (!).
Couperosis, on the other hand, is a protein deficiency, a problem of vascular injury.
Rosacea is inflammation. Often in a rosacea treatment and correction protocol, the doctor will prescribe a course of antibiotics to work on the inflammation first.
Rosacea triggers - damage to the sebaceous glands.
Which is more common? Couperosis or rosacea? Couperosis (thankfully, as it is easier to correct and does not carry serious discomfort).
Does couperose lead to rosacea? No.
What can you do for rosacea and what can't you do?
✅ CAN: retinol.
Dermanidling therapy with growth factors (which block inflammation), ceramides. You can peel (and you can't if you have couperose), salicylic acid, centella, tea tree, niacinamide are friends for rosacea.
❌ DO NOT: vitamin C in any form, even stable (causes an immune response).
And the most important thing for rosacea: there must be an internal correction, otherwise cosmetic treatments and remedies do not give positive results.
📰 WHAT CAN BE SUBSTITUTED FOR VITAMIN C for rosacea
