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Acne and Adult Acne (Rosacea), what is wrong with me? |
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When my friend Sid was small he used to get pimples. His
brothers used to get acne pimples as well but they were lucky
because their acne used to disappear quickly. He was the unlucky
one because he used to get a new one almost every other day.
Everyone told him that once he will reach the age of 25 they
will go away, and they did but unfortunately he contracted with
rosacea, i.e. adult acne.
He used to get patchy-redness and sudden flushing all the time,
sometimes he had a pimple or two but his skin used to remain
oily all the time. He used to wash his face every couple of
hours with medicated soap but his face used to get oily very
quickly.
The problem was that he didn't even realize that he had rosacea
for the first few years until his skin specialist diagnosed him
with rosacea. He became self-conscious and used to avoid
gatherings. He tried many different treatments and medicines
antibiotics, Retin-A you name it he tried it including herbal
treatments. Even used gram flour and orange peel, which his
grandma prepared and forced him to used but nothing worked |
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for
him.
First I had Acne and now adult acne, what is the problem with
me? The question he used to ask himself and to everyone else
almost everyday for which the answer we still don't know. He
tried different creams and changed his skin specialist again and
again to find the right one. But unfortunately nothing and no
one could help him. This is because what causes rosacea is still
unknown. It is still a mystery even for some doctors that which
rosacea treatment is actually right for someone who has rosacea.
It's not that treatments do not work with rosacea, some
treatments work well, but which one is the right one is a
million dollar question. Until one day when his mum's ever
increasing criticism became unbearable he stopped using soap,
drinking more water and he started washing his face only with
warm water. In his own words the first 3 weeks were terrible for
him. He could not go out, he could not face anyone. I think it
was just his imagination that he looked awful but after that his
face accepted water and the oiliness of his face started to
decline. It took about 2 months before his face |
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