What Is Rosacea?
Rosacea, once considered a form of acne, is now commonly recognized as a different disease of the skin. An estimated 14 million people in the United States are affected by this condition.
Recently, rosacea has become the focus of new treatments that help bring relief for many affected people. Oracea
®, the first and only oral therapy approved by the FDA to treat the inflammatory lesions (red bumps, blemishes, pustules) of rosacea, is one of these options.
Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Signs and symptoms include:
- A tendency to blush or flush easily
- Persistent redness in the center of the face
- Small visible blood vessels (telangiectasia)
- Bumps and pus-filled pimples on the face (inflammatory papules and pustules)
- Burning or stinging sensation on the face; the skin also may itch or feel tight
- Dry skin on the face
- Swelling on the central part of the face
- Eye problems, such as burning, itching, or watery eyes; swollen eyelids
- Thickening skin on the nose, cheeks, and/or forehead
- Rhinophyma—bumps on the nose that may develop if rosacea is left untreated