how to get rid of roasia?… by Jei
im not sure if i spelt the disease right but it involves redness in the face. people often ask me if im sunburn or that i am blushing all the time. im gettin to the limit where im about to do something about it and i really don't know what to do to get rid of it. i tried lotion and for about 2 weeks it didn't really do anything.
can you please help me out by giving me some ways to get rid of or lessen the redness of my face (aka roasia).
thank you
Best Answer:
Topical metronidazole (MetroCream or MetroGel) is an antibiotic cream and a very common rosacea treatment. Other antibiotic creams include clindamycin (Cleocin and Clinda-Derm) and erythromycin (Emgel and Erygel).
Your doctor may also recommend antibacterial skin treatments like azelaic acid (Azelex, Finacea) and sodium sulfacetamide and sulfur (Clenia, Plexion).
Tretinoin (Avita, Retin-A), a retinoid, is used in some hard to treat cases.
Oral Antibiotics
If your rosacea is more severe — or doesn't respond to ointments — your doctor might suggest antibiotic pills, though you might keep using skin treatments as well. Some oral antibiotics your doctor might try are minocycline (Dynacin), erythromycin (ERYC), metronidazole (Flagyl), and doxycycline (Vibramycin.)
Like any medicine, oral antibiotics can cause side effects. Treatment is typically long-term, often lasting at least six months.
Other Drugs
If these rosacea treatments don't work, your doctor may try other medicines, such as isotretinoin (Accutane.) However, because of its serious side effects — like a risk of birth defects — its use is not routine.
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