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Hi all,
I just wanted to share this bit of info with everyone, as I think some may find it interesting. Maybe I'll even be able to help someone out there, too--hopefully.
I've had rosacea for about 15 years (I'm 26). I've had it on my nose since I was about 12, then about 2 years ago it began progressing to my cheeks. So I visited my derm and he prescribed me Mirvaso. WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I used it once and I got horrible rebound redness and, consequently, my blood vessels opened up and my baseline redness worsened. That was a little over 6 months ago, last November. In the months that followed my life was a freaking wreck. I couldn't sleep because my face started flushing and burning every time I would lie down. I felt so hideous and disgusting and never wanted to go out. I developed terrible anxiety and had to miss some work. I was seriously so miserable that at times I wanted to die.
Now I am no longer in that terrible state.
Am I cured? Hell no. But my condition has significantly improved, to the point where I can function and SLEEP without constantly worrying about having a flare up or whether or not I look like $#!+. And I owe it to red light therapy.
I've been using my light for about 2.5 months now, which isn't even that long, but for the past month or so I've been noticing improvements in my condition. I no longer get that terrible burning feeling during a flush. In fact, I rarely flush at all anymore, and when I do it is nowhere near as severe as it once was. As a result, my baseline redness on my cheeks is much better, to the point where I only have to cover it with a light sheer makeup most days.
I'm still not entirely satisfied with where I'm at with my condition, but at least I'm not a miserable freaking wreck anymore. I intend to have a V-Beam treatment (or two) in the next few months or so to try and clear up more of the diffuse redness. On top of all this, I suddenly developed a strange looking rash on my forehead that wasn't there before I used Mirvaso. THAT'S still there, even 6 months later, and just as bad. At first I thought it was acne, but now I think it's something else, maybe seborrheic dermatitis. It just will not go away, and at this point that's even more annoying than the rosacea. Funny thing is, I didn't even use Mirvaso on my forehead. My advice? Stay away from that stuff. A few hours of rosacea free bliss is not worth the potential (extremely likely) damage it will cause you in the end.
My God, these last 6 months have sucked so bad, and it's still not over yet. But again, at least it's better and I can stand to look at myself without bursting into tears.
Bottom line is, RLT has helped, and I look forward to seeing more improvements from it in the next few months. Mirvaso victims, there is hope!
I just wanted to share this bit of info with everyone, as I think some may find it interesting. Maybe I'll even be able to help someone out there, too--hopefully.
I've had rosacea for about 15 years (I'm 26). I've had it on my nose since I was about 12, then about 2 years ago it began progressing to my cheeks. So I visited my derm and he prescribed me Mirvaso. WORST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE. I used it once and I got horrible rebound redness and, consequently, my blood vessels opened up and my baseline redness worsened. That was a little over 6 months ago, last November. In the months that followed my life was a freaking wreck. I couldn't sleep because my face started flushing and burning every time I would lie down. I felt so hideous and disgusting and never wanted to go out. I developed terrible anxiety and had to miss some work. I was seriously so miserable that at times I wanted to die.
Now I am no longer in that terrible state.
Am I cured? Hell no. But my condition has significantly improved, to the point where I can function and SLEEP without constantly worrying about having a flare up or whether or not I look like $#!+. And I owe it to red light therapy.
I've been using my light for about 2.5 months now, which isn't even that long, but for the past month or so I've been noticing improvements in my condition. I no longer get that terrible burning feeling during a flush. In fact, I rarely flush at all anymore, and when I do it is nowhere near as severe as it once was. As a result, my baseline redness on my cheeks is much better, to the point where I only have to cover it with a light sheer makeup most days.
I'm still not entirely satisfied with where I'm at with my condition, but at least I'm not a miserable freaking wreck anymore. I intend to have a V-Beam treatment (or two) in the next few months or so to try and clear up more of the diffuse redness. On top of all this, I suddenly developed a strange looking rash on my forehead that wasn't there before I used Mirvaso. THAT'S still there, even 6 months later, and just as bad. At first I thought it was acne, but now I think it's something else, maybe seborrheic dermatitis. It just will not go away, and at this point that's even more annoying than the rosacea. Funny thing is, I didn't even use Mirvaso on my forehead. My advice? Stay away from that stuff. A few hours of rosacea free bliss is not worth the potential (extremely likely) damage it will cause you in the end.
My God, these last 6 months have sucked so bad, and it's still not over yet. But again, at least it's better and I can stand to look at myself without bursting into tears.
Bottom line is, RLT has helped, and I look forward to seeing more improvements from it in the next few months. Mirvaso victims, there is hope!
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