Acne Rosacea: [rosacea] Pre-Rosacea and topical steroids

Thursday, December 07, 2006

[rosacea] Pre-Rosacea and topical steroids

Hi,

I've been thinking about my skin in the past, and think that I was
pre-rosacean before I started misusing triamcinolone on my face to
treat seb. derm. Now I am full on rosacean. A kind woman from this
list sent me an e-mail to say that her topical steroid abuse took
nearly a year to begin to resolve.

I wonder if mine will ever resolve. Is there a chance that I make it
back to pre-rosacean, or am I stuck in full on rosacea stage for good?
I'm on a regular regimin of metronidazole and doxycycline. I
periodically use red and infrared light therapy.

Input on this would be helpful.

Sincerely,
Mark