I have had a persistently red nose everyday for the last 8 yrs : (
I never thought anything was abnormal-assuming it was typical teenage stuff until the rest of my acne cleared, but my nose did not. I immediately went to the doctors and was diagnosed with rosacea.
I responded well to oxytetracycline and was on a fairly heavy dose that completely cured the swelling and brought it down to a tolerable,but still fairly unsightly level.
However, I gave up after 2 months on a lower dose of minocycline as it didn't seem to respond.
Now a few years later, 23 years old and at the end of my rope,
I've given the minocycline another go, yet after 6 weeks there is still no sign of improvement.
I've considered IPL, but am concerned about making matters worse, as whilst persistent, my rosacea very rarely deteriotates like it used to and the parts cleared by anti-biotics rarely flare up.
So my question is..has it been known for a rosacea symptom to be compeltely irreversible?
2006-08-29
08:09:29
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jimmylace
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