Cleansing face twice and moisturizing daily, protecting your skin from the sun, choosing rosacea friendly products, testing the products, and being gentle are tips to take care of rosacea. Natalie Suarez, Physician Assistant with Sunset Dermatology, says testing products is important, because a lot of patients with rosacea do not tolerate products well. She recommends…...

Rosacea is a type of adult acne with redness, swelling and itching, explains Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, who also says it can be an ocular rosacea, too. Some of the rosacea symptoms are: redness or flushing, swelling, thickening skin, red and irritated eyes, visible blood vessels and acne-like break outs...

There are four types of rosacea: vascular, inflammatory, phymatous, and ocular. Natalie Suarez, Physician Assistant with Sunset Dermatology, says vascular rosacea is when patients are presenting with that persistent facial redness, episodes of flushing and visible blood vessels in the skin. The inflammatory rosacea is when patients are also developing an acne like an eruption.…...

Rosacea is a chronic genetic condition of the skin. It can be very painful, stingy and gets really red. Laser procedure doesn’t cure the disease, but the skin looks better, because after one treatment session, the patient comes back again 2 to 3 years later, says Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida.…...

There is an hereditary component in rosacea and very often will find that individuals who in their youth blushed very easily are people that are more prone to getting rosacea, according to Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida . Rosacea is not similar to acne. Acne is a bacterial infection. Rosacea is…...

Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist at Baptist Health South Florida, says skin is the largest organ of the body, so whatever you are putting in your system is going to affect your skin. "The foods that you put in your system will affect your skin, not only your face but also your back. If you take…...

Natalie Suarez, Physician Assistant at Sunset Dermatology, says sweat on your face can lead to accumulate a bacterial growth in the skin. She recommends either washing your face or taking a shower after your workout. "Actually, the recommendation is to cleanse it before and after your workout," she says. Ditching the makeup and putting your…...

Sugar is the worst food for skin. Dr. Deborah Longwill, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, and Unni Greene, Personal Trainer & Nutritionist with SoMi Fitness, agree that natural sugar can be good in a certain degree, because of the fiber, and Greene explains why added sugar is a villain for her...