re: My diagnosis

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That redness sounds like me, too -- at least prior to EpiFacial (similar to

PhotoDerm). With my EpiDerms (two so far) I see more improvement on some

areas and so see the more troublesome places (cheeks, chin, nose, forehead)

more easily.

One derm at least gave me a good explaination of the overall facial

redness. So let me share that with everyone. It's not an overall " wash " as

it might appear. It's really all those little broken thread veins on your

face. When you look at yourself in the mirror (or when people see you) the

effect of all those tiny red veins is like the effect achieved by the dots

on a pointillistic painting. So, while it looks like solid color, it's

really made up of many little red lines.

Read up on the dieting already discussed in the group and on overall

natural internal cleansing methods. Also, photoderm type treatments have

helped many people, especially once they've taken control over their

digestive health, and hence their immunity.

At 02:57 AM 1/26/01 +0000, you wrote:

> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:55:41 EST

>

>Subject: My diagnosis

>

>I was diagnosed with cea about a year ago after finally tiring of

>people telling me that I always " look like you got some sun. " At first I

>thought I was red all the time because I lived in ville, FL, but

>then I moved back to DC and stayed red all winter long. My question is

>this: When I read about the condition, the literature makes it sound

>like patchy redness, predominantly on the cheeck, nose, forehead and

>chin. My entire face is red, and so is most of my neck. The same shade

>of red. I look like I've been under a sun lamp 365 days a year. And

>when I'm in fake lighting, I really glow. Now is this rosacea even

>though it isn't spotty? I'm not in denial or anything, but my condition

>sounds a little different than what I've read about, although my

>Dermatologist says she is sure it's cea. And nothing she has given

>me has toned me done one iota. Any thoughts