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You will know that you have rosacea because you will have redness of your face, flushing, thickening of the skin, burst blood vessels and you may have spots.
Apart from the main sort of physical symptoms around the face, the emotional side of things can also be quite distressing for the patient.
They can become depressed, become withdrawn and may not want to go out into the community, so it can be quite tough.
The main trigger for rosacea is stress
but people can also be affected by their alcohol consumption, drinking lots of tea and coffee which has caffeine in it
and also medicines that they may be taking for any conditions that they may have.
The main ways that you can minimise rosacea is by looking at the stress levels.
It's a good idea to do low intensity exercise, maybe incorporate some form of yoga into your lifestyle and look at a gentle skin care regime.
It's important that when you are going out and about in the cold weather you make sure your skin is protected well and the other important one is the sunshine.
So when you are in an area where there is a lot of sunlight, make sure you've got your sun protection factor on.
There are limited options for treatment of rosacea, a lot of people resort to using really heavy make-up to cover the condition which can be quite laborious.
There are also antibiotics and topical gels that patients can get prescribed from their GP, but this is not always a good treatment option for lots of patients.
New barrier repair creams are a great option, so speak to your pharmacist.