Rosacea??????????

lately i noticed that my skin has been a little darker than pink. i get dark pink when its too hot and i also noticed the skin next to my nose gotten a bit bigger than i thought it was back than..its not anywhere else and im getting frustrated..what is this..is this rosacea?? also i have been using aveeno ultra calming and it doenst even work..what do i do?

skin next to my nose meaning my cheeks..it makes my cheekcs droopy from the side

The only thing I've ever seen work on people with rosacea (and of course, bad acne) is Accutane. Which has its own problems. IPL has some effect, as well, but you must have a competent physician. MetroGel is prescribed for light cases.

Accutane is the only thing that can possibly "cure" rosacea.

well there is no cure for rosacea and that is what it sounds like

go to a doctor to see what he can do to help.

Rosacea is an inflammatory disorder and not dry skin. It is relatively easy to treat with prescription medication. Effective treatments are antibiotics that have anti-inflammatory properties, such as topical metronidazole or oral tetracycline family. Check dermatology web sites.

Hmm, this doesn't really sound much like rosacea to me, but you should talk to a doctor to get a real diagnosis. Usually, rosacea causes red skin and little bumps that look like pimples. You may also experience a lot of "flushing," where the skin on your face gets hot and red. "Bigger" skin suggests swelling of some sort -- or weight gain, possibly.

This web site has some photos of people with rosacea -- take a look and see if your symptoms look similar? Regardless of the answer, please do make an appointment with your doctor to get checked out. Whatever it is, it's possible that it's easily treatable with antibiotics or something similar and why live with it if you could get some help instead?

http://www.rosacea.org/patients/faces.ph...

Good luck!

There is a cure for rosacea. I had it and no longer have it on my face. It took two years of strict heat avoidance. Doctors don't understand rosacea and that it's caused by thin skin(atrophy). You must avoid the heat until the skin heals itself. Because the skin is thin, your skin will be sensitive to all the triggers like alcohol, hot food, cold, etc. Putting oils and steroid creams on your skin will make it worse. But it sounds like your nose is pretty bad, so I would follow the advice of a dermatologist. I would still avoid the heat if I were you and the heat of the sun.

Sounds like eczema, but I'd have it checked out by a dermatologist soon. You don't want to mess around with anything on your skin that's getting bigger.

Eczema is a raised, itchy rash that gets worse after you work out or run around in hot weather. It can appear anywhere on your body. If it's eczema, Aquaphor will help. You can find it OTC at most drug stores.

Rosacea doesn't itch or cause any pain, and usually covers most of your face (cheeks, nose, forehead, & chin) and not just one small spot. It looks like a permanent sunburn. My experience with rosacea is that none of the OTC "calming" stuff works. The green-tinted Eucerin cream is an excellent coverup, but I haven't noticed any improvement using their (or any other company's) anti-redness skin care.

Definitely get an MD's advice, since skin changes can be a sign of other things going on in your body.