You’ve got pimples across your cheeks, nose, and chin. You assume your adult breakouts are just run-of-the-mill acne. But could it actually be rosacea instead?
Is Rosacea a Type of Acne?
Rosacea is not a form of acne vulgaris, although it sometimes can be hard to distinguish from common . To confuse the matter, rosacea is sometimes called “acne rosacea,” or even “adult acne.”
Like acne vulgaris, rosacea is a disorder of the pilosebaceous unit or what we commonly call the pore. It can cause tiny pimples, just like it does.
But rosacea is not caused by the same factors as the vulgaris and is a skin disorder in its own right.
Where it can occur anywhere on the face, neck, back, upper arms, and shoulders, rosacea is confined to the center of the face (cheeks, nose, chin, and forehead). It is all too common in the teen years, but rosacea typically doesn’t appear before age 30.1
If you have fair skin, you’re more prone to developing rosacea. Interestingly, it is more common in women, but men tend to develop more severe forms.
What Does Rosacea Look Like?
Rosacea often begins as redness or flushing of the face. Small, red, pimple-like bumps can form on the face, but unlike with the common, there typically are no blackheads or comedones. Capillaries may be visible on the skin, contributing to the red appearance of the face.
Read full story on: Could Your Acne Really Be Rosacea? (verywellhealth.com)
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