Hey guys you're probably here because you want to learn all about rosacea, what it is? what
the symptoms are? what the causes it? and the treatments and lifestyle advice? everything you
need to know well you found the right video let's crack on okay so this is going to be a relatively
long video packed full of information like all our videos i like to chapter it for you just to make
life a bit easier because i know you're a busy person you probably don't have time to watch the
entire video however if you do have time to watch the entire video i'd highly recommend you do so
to become a bit of a pro but if you want to find any specific information feel free
to click on that description below click on the chapters that you want okay so let's begin with
what is rosacea rosacea is a common skin condition affecting usually on the face it mostly happens in
fair skinned people but it can happen in all different skin colors usually happening in
people age between 40 to 60 years old that is the most common age group now it affects women more
than men however when men have it it tends to be a lot more severe and symptoms can vary between
patient to patient so in terms of symptoms rosacea is characterized by this persistent
redness that's usually caused by dilated blood vessels you can also get tiny little bumps on the
face and sometimes you can get little pus-filled patches that are pretty similar to acne really and
these can affect you all over the face really for example the forehead the cheeks the nose you can
get these little patches as well those are really the most common types of symptoms you can also
sometimes get inflammation of the eyelid and eyes this can sometimes be seen as well with rosacea
now it's important to remember that there's really two sides of symptoms really with rosacea one of
them is the physical signs of symptoms but there is also an emotional sign of symptoms as well that
you need to be aware of now some people do find rosacea quite embarrassing as well as the face
getting red people think they're always quite shy and nervous and embarrassed or they might
get anxious as a result of it so these are more the emotional side things that can affect a lot
of people who have rosacea who might not discuss it either so if you are suffering with these
and it's affecting your mood and it's affecting how you feel i will leave more information about
where to seek help and what to do as well in the description below and as i mentioned earlier some
people can get really sore eyelids and even the eye can get sore as well there are certain
things that you can do to help with these for example hot compresses and keeping the area clean
if you do want more information on this i do have a really good video about it about hot compresses
but it applies to this as well that you can watch and learn more information about we'll leave links
to it down here and up here as well and as i mentioned some people can get inflammation of
the actual eye and if you do get any visual disturbance or visual changes then please
please please seek medical attention quite urgently for it this is really important to
be aware of and lastly whilst we're on the topic of symptoms of rosacea in terms of diagnosis this
should only be made by a healthcare professional so if you don't have a diagnosis and you've got
these kinds of symptoms please please please speak to your healthcare professional they need
to ask questions they need to examine you they might even take a small biopsy sometimes it is
quite rare to do that but they might do that as well but the most important thing is if you do
have any symptoms please speak to your healthcare professional so they can find out what's causing
it because it might not be rosacea it might be something else so that's really important you do
so okay so let's move on to some lifestyle tips i always like to do lifestyle tips first because
these are changes that everyone can make at home now and then afterwards we'll move on to medical
treatments because they're a bit more difficult because you'll need to probably get the medicine
speak to your healthcare professional it's a bit more time consuming so one of the best things that
you can do for rosacea first of all is protecting your skin so if you're not wearing a sunscreen or
you know a cream that's got a sun protection factor an spf in there to protect your skin this
is one of the best things that you can do to begin with with rosacea because you're going to give the
skin that protection in terms of spf protection we're talking a minimum of spf 30 so when you're
about to go out even when it's a cloudy day when you think your skin's not going to get affected
trust me there are uva rays out there and uvb rays that still go through the cloud and it's going to
cause the aging and damage and inflammation to the skin which is just going to make the rosacea
worse so try and wear a sunscreen every single day use it as your normal moisturizer find one that
you know suits you that you like that isn't too thick but we're looking at spf 30 as a minimum if
you want more information on buying a sunscreen what to look out for the different ingredients
how to find the best one for your skin i do have a video all about this full of information if you
want more information i'll leave it up here and in the description below so moving on to tip number
two it's all about cleaning your face when you're washing your face make sure you're not scrubbing
it this is just going to make the rosacea worse it's going to get angry and inflamed and it's
probably going to get even more red so you need to do gentle cleansing be gentle when you're washing
your face don't use any aggressive you know exfoliating things all the time you might want
to use it every now and then but in terms of your daily wash just a normal nice gentle cleanser is
completely fine moving on to tip number three it's all about not using perfume soaps or anything like
that again it's just gonna irritate the skin and make the rosacea work so this is a really
effective lifestyle tip that you can do you want to be using stuff which is probably as
natural as you can get without all the perfumes and preservatives and all that sort of stuff in
there now tip number four is again all about the soap in terms of cleaning your face probably your
best not to use these kind of soaps and stuff when i'm talking about perfumes and soaps it's probably
a lot more gentle and better to use an emollient so moisturizing cream to clean your face with you
can do this there's plenty available the best advice i'd give you though is to speak to your
pharmacist about what creams to buy that are going to be helpful for you without all the you know the
smells and the perfume and stuff in there as well moving on to tip number five you need to consider
reducing certain things in your lifestyle that might be aggravating and making your rosacea worse
so for example if you're stressing a lot or if you have a lot of anxiety due to different things
you need to learn ways to cope with these or you need to seek medical attention for them to speak
to your healthcare professional on reducing these other things as well for example
are you know certain foods that you might like spicy foods are notoriously bad for you know
cold weather certain things can aggravate it so i will leave a full list in the description below
and then you can sort of work out how you can possibly try and reduce these you know in your
life to try and reduce the whole inflammation and making the rosacea worse also if you want more
information on tips on relieving anxiety as well i do have a really useful video on it that's helped
a lot of people around the world and again i'll leave it up here and in the description below for
you now moving on to tip number six steroid creams some people use them on their face this should
only ever be done if it's been directed by your healthcare professional otherwise please don't
use steroid creams on your face steroid creams can actually make rosacea worse sometimes so bear that
in mind as well so unless you've been prescribed it by your healthcare professional please do not
use steroid creams on the face they can also cause many many different problems long term if you're
using them constantly and tip number seven certain medicines can actually make rosacea worse for
example certain medicines can actually open up the blood vessels around the face and make you even
more red so the moral of the story is don't stop your medicines that you've been prescribed but
do speak to your healthcare professional speak to them let them know you're suffering from rosacea
and get them to check whether any of the medicines that you're taking at the moment can make symptoms
worse and then potentially they could prescribe you alternatives but the most important thing
here is don't just stop prescribed medication without speaking to your healthcare professional
that's the most important thing and lifestyle tip number eight it's all about cosmetics there's
loads of cosmetics out there that are actually bespokely made for rosacea and concealing it
so if you are suffering from it if it's affecting you and you just want to conceal it a little
there's loads of things available that look very natural and you can't even tell that you've got
anything gone but if you do want more information on them speak to your healthcare professional
about them okay now to finish off the video we're going to briefly look at treatments that
are available i'm really going to briefly touch on this because with regards to treatments it
really depends on your symptoms and what your healthcare professional thinks is the right
option for you but i'm just going to give you the different treatment options that are available
they are all they do all have to be prescribed by the way so you will need speech healthcare
professional about them so when we're looking at treatments we're really looking at two different
types of formulations we're looking at topical treatments which you apply directly on the skin or
oral treatments that you take orally that are all going to help with those symptoms now with regards
to the topical treatments that are available they need to be followed properly so the directions
need to be followed properly and generally speaking they usually take up to eight weeks
to show their full signs if they're working or not and with regards to oral treatments it's usually
antibiotics that are prescribed the tetracycline family is the main family that's usually
prescribed for rosacea and the length of treatment again is really dependent on your healthcare
professional's choice of antibiotic or what they think when they're actually examining your rosacea
and there are other types of oral treatments available as well some that reduce the flushing to
the phase and as well as some other treatments for example even isotretinoin is sometimes prescribed
quite rarely though for rosacea so the next question is when should you be seeking medical
attention well first of all as we've discussed if you haven't been diagnosed with rosacea and having
these kinds of symptoms you need to speak to your healthcare professional to get a diagnosis so they
can check you out examine you do all the tests that are needed secondly remember the signs of
symptoms we discussed one of them was any change in your visual field any change in your vision
at all again that's the reason when you need to speak to your healthcare professional urgently
and also if it's affecting you if it's affecting your mood if it's affecting how you feel if
if you know you're not doing the sort of things that you used to do anymore that you used to enjoy
please again speak to your healthcare professional rosacea isn't just a physical you know illness it
also has the emotional side as well so it's really important that you seek medical advice
if you suffer from any of these kinds of things there is also a really useful rosacea charity
here in the uk where they discuss different patients journeys what they've tried what they
find helpful there's like a really good forum on there so if you want more information i'd highly
recommend you do visit there as well i will leave a link to it in the description below and that is
it for this week's video i really hope you found this information helpful i really hope you found
these tips helpful and you now know a bit more about the symptoms and how to reduce them really
thank you for watching the video if you have any of your own tips please do leave a comment below
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