Medication Induced Rosacea

Rosacea can result from abuse to the skin caused by products and treatments that have been applied to the skin the treatment of other skin conditions such as acne . As adults when we get a pimple we tend to treat it the same way we did as teenagers – our old acne zit cream or lotion packed with high concentrations of benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid and sometimes even topical vitamin A products. The only problem is our adult skin doesn’t respond the same way to these products as out teenage skin did. The result is red blotchy areas, more breakouts and increased skin sensitivity. In trying to control this, we apply even more and stronger treatments to our skin, but instead of seeing an improvement, we actually see more damage and skin-related issues.