What is rosacea?

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition involving inflammation of the cheeks, nose, chin, forehead, or eyelids. It may appear as redness, prominent spider-like blood vessels, swelling, or skin eruptions similar to acne.

How do members experience rosacea?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with rosacea*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for rosacea*

*Data from patients with rosacea, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with rosacea*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Flagyl)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
rosacea (1)

*Data from patients with rosacea, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has rosacea on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 18
30s 43
40s 126
50s 179
60s 119
70+ 65

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 108
Female 437