Rosacea Triggers and How to Avoid Them for Clearer Skin

Skin redness and rosacea are common concerns for the largely Celtic population surrounding Pure Perfection Clinic in North Wales.

But that’s not to say rosacea can’t affect other skin types – while it may be more visible on fairer skin, people with brown and black skin can also suffer from the condition.

At our clinic, we have years of experience treating rosacea. Here we’ll guide you through how to identify its triggers and what you can do to prevent it. We’ll also outline our top redness and rosacea treatment options if lifestyle changes alone don’t make a difference.

What is Rosacea?

Rosacea is a long-term skin condition which presents as redness across your nose, cheeks, forehead, neck and chin. It can also cause skin dryness and you may find that you experience a burning or stinging sensation when applying skincare.

Some people might also notice that small pustules and/or tiny broken blood vessels (spider veins) appear on their face, while others may have yellow-orange patches on their skin. In more serious cases, crusting around the roots of the eyelashes can occur and the skin on your nose may thicken (known as rhinophyma).

What Causes Rosacea?

While we don’t know exactly what causes rosacea, there’s lots of discussion around genetic factors having an influence, abnormalities in blood vessels, and a reaction to microscopic mites that are commonly found on the face.

We do know that certain factors can trigger a rosacea flare-up. These include:

• Increased sun exposure
• Particularly cold weather
• Alcohol and caffeine
• Spicy foods
• Hot drinks
• Strenuous exercise
• Stress

Managing your lifestyle to avoid these rosacea triggers can help to ease and prevent symptoms, but of course this isn’t always possible.

Effective Rosacea and Skin Redness Treatments

Pure Perfection Clinic’s first approach to help treat your rosacea is the use of medical-grade skincare. We recommend products from the ZO Skin Health range, which can calm inflammation and redness while soothing dry and damaged skin.

The HydraFacial is another great option for reducing redness. The advanced technology will cleanse and hydrate your skin, while using super serums to deliver much-needed nourishment to improve its tone and texture.

We also offer Dermalux LED treatment, which will help bring a healthy glow to your complexion. The LED lights help soothe redness and irritation, while also stimulating collagen and elastin production for the added benefit of firmer, younger-looking skin.

If the broken blood vessels (spider veins) associated with your rosacea are causing you bother, then sclerotherapy is going to be the most effective treatment. This is a minimally-invasive procedure that involves injecting a salt solution into the affected vein, which causes it to collapse, the blood to clot and the vein to disappear. It can sting a little when the needle is inserted, but is generally very tolerable and effective.

To explore all your rosacea prevention and treatment options, book a consultation at Pure Perfection Clinic today.