What You Need to Know About Rosacea

Is rosacea just facial redness?

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory condition, which consists of facial erythema (redness) as well as papules and pustules; the erythema can present as facial flushing, persistent redness and telangiectasia (surface capillaries). Rosacea can also affect the eyes (ocular rosacea) causing inflammation of the eyelid and a gritty sensation inside the eye and may cause a thickening of the skin of the nose, typically in middle aged men (rhinophyma).