Acne Rosacea: [rosacea] Re: P& Ps

Friday, November 24, 2006

[rosacea] Re: P& Ps

Saskia and everyone else

I recently went on a rosacea information day in London and have posted my notes on the
rosacea forum recently.

If you are interested in them I have posted the direct link below:

http://forum.rosaceagroup.org/viewtopic.php?t=4531

Not sure how useful it is, but there you go.

Sarah

--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "sskplch" <sskplch@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks Sarah,
>
> This info is very helpful to me!
>
> Saskia
>
> --- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Arnold"
> <phlika29@> wrote:
> >
> > Ellen
> >
> > The p & ps will come and go or they can just hang around for a
> while. Talking to a
> > consultant derm the other day (Dr Bewley) he said that they occur
> after you flush as this
> > allows fluid to seep into the cells and set up as a p or p. Now I
> know that isn't the case for
> > everyone but I certainly find that if I flush more then I get more
> papules.
> >
> > It won't be caused by you apllying the alcohol all those years ago
> but you. The derm also
> > talked about a genetic disposition to rosacea and again often made
> worse bu other factors
> > such as trauma to the skin.
> >
> > This is how I think my skin progressed: Flusher since birth,
> broken veins by a teenager,
> > electrolysis as teenager worsened conditiion, pulse dye laser in
> early twenties, prescribed
> > antibiotics for acne increased flushing, acne no better so given
> high dose roaccutane,
> > rosacea out of control, prescribed retinoid cream to help the
> continuing 'spots', back on
> > antibiotics for continuing 'spots', back to derm who suggested
> seeing another derm for
> > laser, finally diagnosed after 10 years of inappropriate treatment.
> >
> > Key for treatment of p&p's is to control the flushing or treat the
> inflammation
> > (antiobiotics).
> >
> > Sarah
> >
>