Chronic Vitamin A deficiency has been defined as one of the major causes of rosacea.  It’s a breakdown in the skins surface and cellular protection systems that aggravates the “rosacea skin”.

FLOW CHART SHOWING EVIDENCE AND CAUSE OF ROSACEA

EVIDENCE                         CAUSE

COLOUR                            COLOUR

Permanent high colour                                               Extrinsic, hormonal, work/play

often peri-oral or butterfly.                                          lifestyle.   Poor vaso-

Spider telangiectasia,                                                     constrictive abilities,

couprose, or naevus.                                                       medication, skin care, UVR

SECRETIONS                                   SECRETIONS

Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency,                                 Low fat diet, extrinsic (age)

Oedema, hot & itchy, small blisters,                           hormonal, stress, environment

papules.   Stinging, tightness.                                     medication, lymphatic impairment

Over hydration.                                                           metabolic rate.

TEXTURE                                        TEXTURE

Premature ageing, excess.                                         UVR, Essential Fatty Acid

keratinisation , depletion,                                            Oxygen loss at cellular level,

compromised cells.

SUGGESTIONS for treatments

1. SENSITIVE SKIN CARE LINE including Vitamins A,D & C, Antioxidants and Sunblock
2. NEED TO REBUILD FROM THE INSIDE including Essential Fatty Acids, Vitamins C & E
3. RESURFACING TREATMENTS (PEELS) – FOR BETTER PENETRATION OF PRODUCTS.
4. IPL TREATMENTS FOR RED VEIN