Need really need suggestions for dealing with flakes?

[Guest guest]

Sorry to be a bother with this but I am getting a bit frantic. I will see a derm

as quickly as i can perhaps in january of 2003 if I am lucky. The derms' office

is booking now for January. Only one derm in an 1800 mile radius. Then that is

out of province,

Anyway, it seems as it my flaking is not only a symptom that I am experiencing.

Wish to goodness one of the 25 derms or so which I have seen in the last 13

years or somewhere in the literature which I have read, that some mention was

made of this skin peeling thing. For years I was convinced that the diagnosis of

rosacea was wrong. I was not a blusher, not ever in my life. No pimples. Just a

very dehydrated skin surface.

Anyway, now that there are 4 of us. I am hoping to get some suggestions for us

as to the cause.

So we wouldlove to hear your opinions on this

1.is it possible that the peeling skin is from the inflammation of the rosacea

or whatver is going on underneath. I don't mean peeling after a flare. Just

everyday peeling. Like after a sunburn.

2.Would Noritate help with this or perhaps it is contributing to it

3.Is it better to try to oil these flakes down or let them dry off and flake

off.

4.is it better to use something to get these flakes off.

I had been using for almost 3 weeks the foaming, but now I am afraid that it is

making the flakes worse.

5If i use an oil like sr. Sy's body oil could the heaviness of the oil cause the

flakes to be worse, in terms of more of them.

6. anyone else out there having this scaling problem. Do I really have to choose

between the flakes and the pimples. I don't want to choose.

Thanks for all your help but more importantly your kind words and encouragement.

regards

[Guest guest]

Sorry to be a bother with this but I am getting a bit frantic. I will see a derm

as quickly as i can perhaps in january of 2003 if I am lucky. The derms' office

is booking now for January. Only one derm in an 1800 mile radius. Then that is

out of province,

Anyway, it seems as it my flaking is not only a symptom that I am experiencing.

Wish to goodness one of the 25 derms or so which I have seen in the last 13

years or somewhere in the literature which I have read, that some mention was

made of this skin peeling thing. For years I was convinced that the diagnosis of

rosacea was wrong. I was not a blusher, not ever in my life. No pimples. Just a

very dehydrated skin surface.

Anyway, now that there are 4 of us. I am hoping to get some suggestions for us

as to the cause.

So we wouldlove to hear your opinions on this

1.is it possible that the peeling skin is from the inflammation of the rosacea

or whatver is going on underneath. I don't mean peeling after a flare. Just

everyday peeling. Like after a sunburn.

2.Would Noritate help with this or perhaps it is contributing to it

3.Is it better to try to oil these flakes down or let them dry off and flake

off.

4.is it better to use something to get these flakes off.

I had been using for almost 3 weeks the foaming, but now I am afraid that it is

making the flakes worse.

5If i use an oil like sr. Sy's body oil could the heaviness of the oil cause the

flakes to be worse, in terms of more of them.

6. anyone else out there having this scaling problem. Do I really have to choose

between the flakes and the pimples. I don't want to choose.

Thanks for all your help but more importantly your kind words and encouragement.

regards

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have the same problem with the flakes. Mine are in a 'streak'

along either side of the nose. I exfoliate them with a cotton pad,

and put Rozex (your Metrogel) on them to moisturise it a bit: the

flakes come back the day after. The exfoliation just gives way to

red skin underneath, but it means that I can put sun block on without

it collecting all the flakes. Sorry I don't have any solutions, just

problems and empathy:-(.

D

>

> 6. anyone else out there having this scaling problem. Do I really

have to choose between the flakes and the pimples. I don't want to

choose.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I have the same problem with the flakes. Mine are in a 'streak'

along either side of the nose. I exfoliate them with a cotton pad,

and put Rozex (your Metrogel) on them to moisturise it a bit: the

flakes come back the day after. The exfoliation just gives way to

red skin underneath, but it means that I can put sun block on without

it collecting all the flakes. Sorry I don't have any solutions, just

problems and empathy:-(.

D

>

> 6. anyone else out there having this scaling problem. Do I really

have to choose between the flakes and the pimples. I don't want to

choose.

[Guest guest]

Just a guess here, but could peeling skin be a result

that follows after skin is swollen, and then goes

down?

>

> 1.is it possible that the peeling skin is from the

> inflammation of the rosacea or whatver is going on

> underneath. I don't mean peeling after a flare. Just

> everyday peeling. Like after a sunburn.

>

> 2.Would Noritate help with this or perhaps it is

> contributing to it

>

> 3.Is it better to try to oil these flakes down or

> let them dry off and flake off.

>

> 4.is it better to use something to get these flakes

> off.

>

> I had been using for almost 3 weeks the foaming, but

> now I am afraid that it is making the flakes worse.

>

> 5If i use an oil like sr. Sy's body oil could the

> heaviness of the oil cause the flakes to be worse,

> in terms of more of them.

>

> 6. anyone else out there having this scaling

> problem. Do I really have to choose between the

> flakes and the pimples. I don't want to choose.

>

> Thanks for all your help but more importantly your

> kind words and encouragement.

>

> regards

>

>

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

Just a guess here, but could peeling skin be a result

that follows after skin is swollen, and then goes

down?

>

> 1.is it possible that the peeling skin is from the

> inflammation of the rosacea or whatver is going on

> underneath. I don't mean peeling after a flare. Just

> everyday peeling. Like after a sunburn.

>

> 2.Would Noritate help with this or perhaps it is

> contributing to it

>

> 3.Is it better to try to oil these flakes down or

> let them dry off and flake off.

>

> 4.is it better to use something to get these flakes

> off.

>

> I had been using for almost 3 weeks the foaming, but

> now I am afraid that it is making the flakes worse.

>

> 5If i use an oil like sr. Sy's body oil could the

> heaviness of the oil cause the flakes to be worse,

> in terms of more of them.

>

> 6. anyone else out there having this scaling

> problem. Do I really have to choose between the

> flakes and the pimples. I don't want to choose.

>

> Thanks for all your help but more importantly your

> kind words and encouragement.

>

> regards

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

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> published book.

>

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[Guest guest]

> Just a guess here, but could peeling skin be a result

> that follows after skin is swollen, and then goes

> down?

I wouldn't think so, Michele. If so, peeling would be accompanied by

skin improvement as the edema recedes. In my experience and what I'm

taking away from most posters here, the flakes appear when things are

at their worst or getting worse, not as they're getting better.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

> >

> > 1.is it possible that the peeling skin is from the

> > inflammation of the rosacea or whatver is going on

> > underneath. I don't mean peeling after a flare. Just

> > everyday peeling. Like after a sunburn.

> >

> > 2.Would Noritate help with this or perhaps it is

> > contributing to it

> >

> > 3.Is it better to try to oil these flakes down or

> > let them dry off and flake off.

> >

> > 4.is it better to use something to get these flakes

> > off.

> >

> > I had been using for almost 3 weeks the foaming, but

> > now I am afraid that it is making the flakes worse.

> >

> > 5If i use an oil like sr. Sy's body oil could the

> > heaviness of the oil cause the flakes to be worse,

> > in terms of more of them.

> >

> > 6. anyone else out there having this scaling

> > problem. Do I really have to choose between the

> > flakes and the pimples. I don't want to choose.

> >

> > Thanks for all your help but more importantly your

> > kind words and encouragement.

> >

> > regards

> >

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

> Just a guess here, but could peeling skin be a result

> that follows after skin is swollen, and then goes

> down?

I wouldn't think so, Michele. If so, peeling would be accompanied by

skin improvement as the edema recedes. In my experience and what I'm

taking away from most posters here, the flakes appear when things are

at their worst or getting worse, not as they're getting better.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

> >

> > 1.is it possible that the peeling skin is from the

> > inflammation of the rosacea or whatver is going on

> > underneath. I don't mean peeling after a flare. Just

> > everyday peeling. Like after a sunburn.

> >

> > 2.Would Noritate help with this or perhaps it is

> > contributing to it

> >

> > 3.Is it better to try to oil these flakes down or

> > let them dry off and flake off.

> >

> > 4.is it better to use something to get these flakes

> > off.

> >

> > I had been using for almost 3 weeks the foaming, but

> > now I am afraid that it is making the flakes worse.

> >

> > 5If i use an oil like sr. Sy's body oil could the

> > heaviness of the oil cause the flakes to be worse,

> > in terms of more of them.

> >

> > 6. anyone else out there having this scaling

> > problem. Do I really have to choose between the

> > flakes and the pimples. I don't want to choose.

> >

> > Thanks for all your help but more importantly your

> > kind words and encouragement.

> >

> > regards

> >

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

> >

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> > published book.

> >

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