Majorie or others who may know/rosacea lymphedema

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Majorie, I hope you do not mind me directing this question at you. I just

wondered what the protocal (if there is one) for treating a rosacea patient

suffering from the lymphedema component would be? ie, would they be sent for

lymphatic massage, told there's nothing that can be done (this seems to be the

feeling I am getting), antibiotics - I don't know I am guessing. If you or

anyone else who may know, could shed some lght on the matter that would be

great, but if not, not to worry.

Thanks

B

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> Majorie, I hope you do not mind me directing this question at you.

I just wondered what the protocal (if there is one) for treating a

rosacea patient suffering from the lymphedema component would be? ie,

would they be sent for lymphatic massage, told there's nothing that

can be done (this seems to be the feeling I am getting), antibiotics -

I don't know I am guessing. If you or anyone else who may know,

could shed some lght on the matter that would be great, but if not,

not to worry.

Bridget, I've answered this questions several times as best I know --

edema is a feature of rosacea, representing capillary leakage and/or

inflammation (or both). So the best treatment is to manage the

underlying rosacea -- think of it this way: once the edema is

present, it's like unringing the bell.

I don't know that massage would do anything, since the pathology of

rosacea has nothing to do with poor lymph drainage and very small

amounts of edema goes a long way on the face, even what looks to the

person as a substantial change in appearance. Some find sleeping with

one's upper torso on an incline helps, but a good quality sleep is

far, far more important for rosacea and for general health and

happiness.

Try to resist looking too closely at one's face in the mirror,

because you'll notice differences well before others do, and facial

edema is very common anyway among non-rosaceans as well as rosaceans.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

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