Ep. 7 m. doctor Cæcilie Johansen on rosacea

Doctor, PhD student in dermatology and makeup lover Cæcilie Johansen came by for a talk about beauty, skin care and rosacea. Cæcilie is writing her PhD in dermatology, and then she herself suffers from rosacea. On the instagram profile @makeupandmedicine.dk she shares her vast knowledge of skin diseases, skin care and skin treatments added a good squeeze of humor.

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Rosacea is a chronic skin disease, which gives red stains on the skin of the face, and which can give a tingling and burning sensation to the skin. Cæcilie gives her best advice on what to avoid in your skin care and your everyday life and how you can keep the symptoms down with both skin care and IPL laser treatments.

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ROSACEA – April is #RosaceaAwarenesMonth 🌹 This was me during my first pregnancy: ⁠ a sudden eruption of papular rosacea. ⁠ ⁠ Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting the face primarily cheeks, nose, chin, central forehead and includes eye symptoms. ⁠ ⁠ It’s believed to be highly under-diagnosed, as mild to moderate cases can go on untreated without consulting a doctor.⁠ ⁠ SYMPTOMS ⁠ Redness, flushing, inflammatory papules and pustules, telangiectasia (dilated blood vessels) and phymatous changes = thickening of the nose (more on subtypes in a later post).⁠ ⁠ SENSITIVE SKIN⁠ People with rosacea often have inherently compromised skin barrier with increased transepidermal water loss and decreased epidermal hydration leading to dryness and sensitive skin. ⁠ ⁠ IN NUMBERS⁠ 5.46% of adults are estimated to suffer from rosacea. Women & men are affected equally (contrary to previous knowledge). Typical onset age 30 to 65. Fair skinned people and familial disposition are more likely to get rosacea.⁠ ⁠ CAUSES⁠ The exact pathogenesis of rosacea is still unclear, however we know:⁠ Microorganisms, like the skin mite Demodex folliculorum and staphylococcus epidermidis, may contribute to development of rosacea by stimulating the innate immune system driving the inflammatory response causing the papules and pustules.⁠ Neurogenic dysregulation of the vessels in the skin may contribute to rosacea symptoms such as flushing and burning.⁠ Genetic heredity also plays a role.⁠ ⁠ See a dermatologist if you suspect that you suffer from rosacea.⁠ ⁠ #rosacea #RosaceaCommunity #RosaceaAwarenessMonth #dermatology #skinHealth #redskin #inflamedskin #skincarecommunity #DanishSkincareCommunity⁠ #medicaldoctor #læge⁠ #MakeupAndMedicine #makeupandmedicinedk

A post shared by Caecilie Johansen (@makeupandmedicine.dk) the 3. Apr, 2020 at. 12.13 PDT

Cæcilie has had her IPL laser treatments done to treat rosacea N’age in Copenhagen.

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In this video I’ll cover: 1) How IPL works to reduce chronic rosacea redness 2) My personal experience (treated at @kliniknage PR treatment) 3) Special advise for Danes (due to our public health insurance) 4) Which people can benefit most from IPL (in the end of the video) #RosaceaCommunity #IPLtreatment #IPLrosaceaTreatment #chronicRedness #telangiectasias #rosacea #beyondthevisible #rosaceaTreatment #DanishSkincareCommunity #NordicSkincareCommunity #skincarecommunity #skinhealth #medicaldoctor #MakeupAndMedicine #makeupandmedicinedk

A post shared by Caecilie Johansen (@makeupandmedicine.dk) the 10. Nov, 2019 at. 4.29 PST

Symptoms of rosacea

The first symptoms are redness of the skin. The redness is due, that the blood vessels dilate near the surface of the skin. You can feel a kind of tingling and tingling in the skin. Small bumps and pimples can develop. They spread across the nose, cheeks, forehead and chin. It can, for example, be the trick of hot food and drink (eg as the coffee that Cæcilie mentions in the episode, that she drinks and marks affect her skin), sunlight and alcohol.