DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 49-year-old white male, non-drinker. I’m very shy and embarrass real easily. I have rosacea and the condition has me very angry. People comment all the time “What’s wrong. Your face is red”. It makes me mad hearing it every day from strangers. Is there any help from home remedies? I take Zoloft but nothing is working.
DEAR READER: Rosacea is a chronic but harmless skin condition that makes the face turn red and inflamed. The lesions resemble acne, the face may burn, and the skin may be covered with red pus-filled pustules.
Rosacea does not have a cure but treatment is available to help reduce the symptoms that appear. Small blood vessels on the area of the nose will become visible, [Read more...]