Rosacea is a chronic dermatologic condition with a substantial negative impact on the quality of your life. Understanding the mechanisms and triggers leading to the compromise in the facial skin barrier is important to improving the quality of life if you have Rosacea .

The Obagi Rosaclear system is specifically designed to asssit in the management and control of your skin.

In rosacea, presentation varies among patients. In general, increased redness of the central face and, occasionally, redness in the eyes develop. Over the long term, the inflammation of rosacea can lead to an increase in growth of small blood vessels in the skin. Eventually, in some patients, the inflammatory process can lead to a thickening of the skin, or phymatous changes. This is commonly seen on the nose, where it is called rhinophyma.

Another physical characteristic of patients with rosacea is hypersensitivity, which can be thought of as a compromise of the immunologic barrier of the skin.

The pathway, as we understand it, begins with hypersensitivity, based on molecules expressed on keratinocytes and other cells that sense the outside environment. In a normal individual, expression is at a low level, but in individuals with rosacea, these sensors are easily triggered.

Does the skin compromise predispose patients with rosacea to other skin disorders or any other conditions?
Rrosacea itself is not necessarily a warning sign for other disorders. However, it is not uncommon for manifestations of connective tissue disease to be confused with rosacea. The facial redness and the butterfly rash of lupus is a good example, but that is a completely independent disorder.

Another commonmistake is that the facial characteristics of rosacea can be confused with those seen in individuals who abuse alcohol.

What are the triggers for Rosacea?
Rosacea and its exacerbations are thought to arise from muktiple and  differentstimuli, both bacterial and environmental.
Foremost is sun exposure and fundammental to any maintenace priogram is an effective UV block. The Obagi Medical Clinic recommend the Rosaclear skin balancing moisturiser.

What do we recommend forclearer calmer complexion?The Obagi Rosaclear System isa total program designed to help you achieve a clearer complexion by reducing the redness and blemishes caused by rosacea.

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