Red face
Reduce facial redness for good
When patients present with a red face, it can be due to a number of different reasons; sensitive skin, stress, hormones, rosacea, or an underlying condition. Additional symptoms may include burning, soreness, and discomfort of the skin, and a gritty sensation in the eyes. In each case we will assess the symptoms of your red facial skin with a view to identifying potential causes. Our Holistic approach of helping you may be accompanied by prescription medicines, or treatment using energy based devices (EBDs).
Sensitive skin may have become red due to common aggravating factors, such as sudden changes of temperature, long hot baths, the week before your period, and certain foods such as spicy food, garlic, dark chocolate, blue cheese, citrus, coffee, tea and alcohol.
Rosacea is an often inherited condition that causes the skin to flush red. It occurs most frequently in Caucasians, particularly in women with their skin. Patients present with redness, pimples, and small broken blood vessels of the face. Some suffer flushing, others red eyes, and occasionally in men there is a swollen strawberry nose.
Consultation
- Detailed history of your skin concern
- Total skin examination
- Holistic assessment of your health
- Diagnosis
- Discussion of treatment options
- Personalised treatment plan
- Treatment
FAQs
You may have rosacea, a skin sensitivity, or even a serious underlying health condition. We will provide holistic care to uncover the causes.
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Identification and elimination of aggravating factors having an effect on your skin, IPL and HIFU are all possible treatment options. We’ll be in a position to suggest the most appropriate for you when we examine your skin.
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There are certain systemic conditions which manifest similar appearances, such as systemic lupus and erythematosus. These need to be excluded before a diagnosis of rosacea can be established and treatment commenced.
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If your facial redness is a result of having sensitive, vasoreactive skin then it’s highly likely your condition may be inherited.
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If your facial redness is due to a sensitivity, we will seek to identify and eliminate aggravating factors to prevent future flare-ups.
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Usually this isn’t the case, but the first thing we’ll check is that your red face isn’t symptomatic of a more serious health condition.
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Dr Rowland Payne’s Face Cream, used very sparingly once or twice a day, is very helpful in rosacea cases.
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