Research suggests rosacea subtypes may be different conditions

[Starlite]

Well you all give me hope and courage. A breath of fresh air I tell ya. Thank you

[nat007]

After the news broke that the demodex mite is in fact linked to rosacea and is more abundant in rosacea skin, recently, I asked my own specialized derm about it and he has been dealing with rosacea for the past 35 years and said that some subtypes are, the papular subtypes to be precize, but mine isn't in his opinion. I have always believed that my vascular subtype has set off as an auto immune problem and both my derms believe this too. Bowel problems and other inflammatory conditions (I have several) might stir up the fire or be the engine, I am not sure but I am pretty convinced that an auto immune reaction is at the core of it all in the vascular subtype, whereas the papular subtype might have completely different causes and treatments therefore.. It's a shame that the majority of dermatologists that I have seen and that I hear of automatically throw antibiotics and metrogel at you and even when you say it makes matters worse they encourage to keep trying it, cause it is listed as 'the' rosacea treatment.

[Starlite]

After the news broke that the demodex mite is in fact linked to rosacea and is more abundant in rosacea skin, recently, I asked my own specialized derm about it and he has been dealing with rosacea for the past 35 years and said that some subtypes are, the papular subtypes to be precize, but mine isn't in his opinion. I have always believed that my vascular subtype has set off as an auto immune problem and both my derms believe this too. Bowel problems and other inflammatory conditions (I have several) might stir up the fire or be the engine, I am not sure but I am pretty convinced that an auto immune reaction is at the core of it all in the vascular subtype, whereas the papular subtype might have completely different causes and treatments therefore.. It's a shame that the majority of dermatologists that I have seen and that I hear of automatically throw antibiotics and metrogel at you and even when you say it makes matters worse they encourage to keep trying it, cause it is listed as 'the' rosacea treatment.

Just insanity, isn't it? I also have several "inflammatory" conditions. I believe they all must have a common source. We will find the answers. I know it.

[MasK]

This study makes me think about the council of the Ents (the talking trees) in the "Lord of the Rings".
They take like forever to finally agree that the two hobbits are not two orcs, while there is a huge war needing them to fight.

I hope you see where I wanna go with that.

[nat007]

This study makes me think about the council of the Ents (the talking trees) in the "Lord of the Rings".
They take like forever to finally agree that the two hobbits are not two orcs, while there is a huge war needing them to fight.

I hope you see where I wanna go with that.

lol
nice analogy

[IowaDavid]

lol
nice analogy

Speaking of trees, we need a rosacea Lorax.

[Starlite]

Speaking of trees, we need a rosacea Lorax.

[nat007]

Speaking of trees, we need a rosacea Lorax.