I'm a 20 year old male that has been diagnosed with rosacea. After reading through many posts on here, I have come to realize that I am significantly younger than most rosacea-sufferers. I have yet to see somebody my age walking around with anything near my caliber of redness. My dermatologist has told me to try avoiding any triggers for it, but it is triggered by anything. Sometimes I am just sitting on my couch watching TV, and I'll go look in the mirror to discover my face is as red as a firetruck. I have tried several topical creams, including metrogel, finacea, and mirvaso, but they have not helped at all and in some cases make it worse. I have also tried laser treatments. I did 4 BBL Sciton laser sessions, and they had zero effects. I really thought that was going to at least help me but it did nothing. Beyond this I think it is worth noting that I now use sunscreen every day and moisturize with cetaphil every night. What I'm really wondering, is has anyone experienced anything similar to my rosacea case, and is there anything more at all I can do to reduce my redness?? This is taking a really bad toll on my mental health. I've pretty much spent my entire summer on my couch by myself despite many opportunities to hang out with friends and socialize. As it's gotten worse, I have had a really hard time going out in public knowing how bad my face looks. I used to attract girls pretty easily, but I can feel I look worse and my confidence has plummeted. I also used to be able to drink and my face wouldn't flush too badly (maybe sometimes if I had been drinking for many hours), but in the last couple months just one or two drinks will cause my face to flush very badly. Being a college student, this causes a lot of problems. I don't know what I'm going to do on the weekends when all of my friends are out having fun. I am desperate for answers, so if anyone can help me I would appreciate it greatly.
The two side photos attached are how my face usually looks. The straight on picture was my face after just one drink a few weeks ago.
The two side photos attached are how my face usually looks. The straight on picture was my face after just one drink a few weeks ago.
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