Treatment Patterns with Topical Rosacea Treatment

Current topical and systemic approaches to treatment of rosacea.

Rosacea is a common, often overlooked, chronic facial dermatosis characterized by intermittent periods of exacerbation and remission. Clinical subtypes and grading of the disease have been defined in the literature. On the basis of a genetic predisposition, there are several intrinsic and extrinsic factors possibly correlating with the phenotypic expression of the disease. Although rosacea cann...

Treatment of Warts with Topical Formic Acid

Rosacea: classification and treatment.

Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder affecting the facial convexities, characterized by frequent flushing, persistent erythema, and telangiectases. During episodes of inflammation additional features are swelling, papules and pustules. The disease was originally called acne rosacea, a misleading term that unfortunately persists1. Rosacea is a common disease, especially in fair-skinned people of C...

Rosacea: Diagnosis and Treatment.

Rosacea is a chronic facial skin condition of unknown cause. It is characterized by marked involvement of the central face with transient or persistent erythema, telangiectasia, inflammatory papules and pustules, or hyperplasia of the connective tissue. Transient erythema, or flushing, is often accompanied by a feeling of warmth. It usually lasts for less than five minutes and may spread to the...

The Treatment of Rosacea with Glycolic Acid

Rosacea is a common skin condition that affects an estimated 13 million Americans, with almost half of these patients between the ages of 30 and 50 years old [1]. It is a relapsing, chronic dermatosis that develops in stages and is characterized by a defect in vascular responsiveness [2,3]. Most often, fair-skinned individuals are seen first with flushing and blushing episodes followed by persi...