Wednesday 10 October 2012

5 Steps To Managing Acne Rosacea

Acne Rosacea is often more difficult to treat because most of the common treatment products are unable to provide relief to sufferers. Below are 5 steps to effectively managing this type of acne.

1.       Determine specifically that you are suffering from acne rosacea. This can be done most accurately by consulting your dermatologist or a skin care expert. Additionally you could make a determination based on the symptoms you have. I would stop short of identifying specific symptoms however, a search online would allow you to figure out if it is that you have this particular skin condition. All you would have to do is a simple google search for symptoms of rosacea, and based on the common symptoms you find,  you would be able to determine if those are what you may be experiencing.

2.       Find targeted treatment, this may be in the form of prescribed medication or topical over the counter products. It must be noted that this skin condition is usually controlled with prescribed medication, hence seeking professional help is pivotal in effective management. This is not to say that persons have not been able to control this problem without the aid of a medical or skin care professional. Targeted treatment can be sought by the advice obtained after your consultation with your doctor as well as from doing you own research. The internet is loaded with information on a number of topics and treatment for acne roseace is no exception.

3.       Follow recommendations. Whether you sought the advice of a professional or did some research on your own be sure to follow the advice you were given. Most persons with this condition know that it is more difficult to control than other milder forms. Hence strict discipline must be adhered to in order to have good results. Like most acne treatment there may not be one single right treatment for everyone with acne roseace, so deciding on a treatment for you and sticking to it would allow it some time to work.

4.       Monitor your progress, you must be able to asses where you have started in order to monitor the progress that you have made in terms of seeing improvement on your skin. Monitoring is essential if you are going to judge whether or not there has been any improvement. Monitoring also ensures that you are using the best product for your rosacea. If for example after using a product for three weeks and no results are apparent it would be wise to review the products you are using, and or revisit your skin care professional so that a more effective and targeted treatment can be given.

5.       Be consistent, after you would have found a treatment that effectively manages your acne roscea, consistently using this product is the key to improving the appearance of you skin.

Managing acne roseace can be achieved if you are disciplined in your approach to both gathering information as well as following a treatment regimen.

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