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More than fifty doctors and far more holistic practitioners told me I would
never be healed from Rosacea that plagued my life for seven years. I discovered
through trial and error the natural building blocks of the immune system that
led to a complete, drug-free cure. This picture with Rosacea was taken when I
was 42 and not able to read or drive. I healed by age 44 with no scars and my
eyesight returned. I'm currently 64 years old and own vibrant health; my
healing became my path for helping others. I wrote Joy-Full Holistic Remedies
and have CDs on healing Rosacea and healing hidden hurts. Go to my web site
when you need encouragement and hope. Believe always that you can heal.
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It looks like the profile section needs more photos and pictures showing how bipolar this disease is.
I've included one of me "normal" and "flushed." This first photo is me fooling around in my father's camera shop. It was taken 6/2/03. As of now, I've had about 10 laser treatments (some good, some bad), use White Sage Cream (Eclectic Institute) for moisturizer, and Tinted Zinco on my face. Also eye lid scrubs and 1500mg tetracycline for my eyes.
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The second photo was taken 6/3/03, right after exercise; I intentionally
got really warm for the pic. This is about as bad as I can look (I have to
actively court a flush to get this way). The "surprised" look is so you can see
my eyelids.
I'm continuing with laser, thinking low-dose accutane is somewhere in my future. High-fives, all around, to all my fellow rosaceans. David Christian, divadchri@yahoo.com |
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What about this nose? Finally going to get MetroGel.
This started when I was in my 30s but didn't know what
it was because it would go away for long periods of
time. Now, the remissions are measured in minutes.
Update: Following 3 weeks of treatment with MetroGel applied twice daily. See after 3 weeks and progress. Chuck, ab_ch@yahoo.com | ||
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This is a recent photo (May 2001) taken of me with my sister's dog.
My last Photoderm treatment was July, 2000. I no longer use any topicals,
and rarely have any flushing or breakouts.
I would say at this point, as reflected in this shot, my skin is as "normal"
as it's been since I was first diagnosed in '97.
Beth, badams01@rochester.rr.com |
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Here's a photo of me next to my sister. I too wasn't brave enough or, for
that matter, have any photos of me when I was red as a radish.This is me
with my sister from last summer.
Derek, arilo10@hotmail.com |
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I wanted to submit my photo, even though I'm not proud of my skin. This
picture was taken on the first day of MetroGel treatment (5/06/01). I've
had rosacea and have pretty much looked like this every day for the last 3
years, often worse than this. I never felt my condition was "severe" but
after looking at the other photographs on your site, I felt you needed some more
really red faces to balance the treated ones. Hopefully the "after" will be
a big improvement!
Thanks for having this site!! Laura T., ltobita@cronos.net |
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Here is a photo of myself, taken today (May 1, 2001). I always dread
summer......My rosacea is mainly on my nose, though my entire face heats up.
It used to come and go on a daily basis, but it seems to have become permanent
over this past month (I've had it for most of my life!)
Kirsten, khd33@aol.com . |
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The first two photos were taken March 2000, about two weeks after TX #1,
during a moderate flareup.
Jim C, kali2030@hotmail.com |
The third photo is a portrait shot which was taken July 2000, a couple of months after TX #5. I've had 10 TX's now, and my conditon is substantially improved. An additional benefit has been significant tightening of the skin and elimination of sagging and wrinkles around the facial and neck areas. | |
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This is after two years of
getting this under control, treatments like Photoderm and
microdermabrasion work wonders. This was taken last New Years Eve. I have
managed to keep this under control since with alot less drastic measures, so
that goes to show that there is hope and solutions.
Bill, BThom8254@aol.com |
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This was taken in the UK five months ago in the summer
just after I bought the car shown. My rosacea was only mild to start with but had started to
show signs of becoming worse. By taking the prescribed medication and using other means I have
managed to bring the disease under control but I still have to watch out for the usual triggers.
Peter, peter.waters@tinyworld.co.uk |
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| Here I am with my husband last New Year's Eve (1999) -- no alcohol that evening, but even the makeup wasn't hiding the redness. |
And here's a picture of me in Venice just a week after
blistering from
Photoderm (updated 24th June 2001). The ZincO helps enormously (for both the redness and hiding that
terrible scab on my chin from a distance), one of my best finds on the Rosacea
group site!
Barbara, barbaras@pop.paonline.com |
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This is one about a year old, where I am flushing after a
glass of wine (a sin I have since had to give up, for obvious reasons).
Patricia, poweranalysis@hotmail.com |
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This was taken last summer at the Eastern Shore (NJ) after several days at
the beach. I have had 3 Photoderm treatments, but needless to say, I don't
stay out of the sun when on vacation!
Marji, MLLeonard@aol.com |
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One of myself at PC was taken the morning
after a 'night on the town' when I normally look wretched.
Stephen, stevo37@ntlworld.com |
me in my living room |
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I know I do not look as if I have rosacea but, makeup does wonders! Yes
these are my children. And after my first child, thats when my rosacea
appeared. My treatment is as follows: Wash with Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing BAR
and then I dab the Rosacea-Ltd disks on cheeks then I follow with the zinc
cream. If you can remember, I am the one that was recently dignosed with h.
pylori and since the treatment I would still say I have a mild case of rosacea.
When I wake up in the morning you can really tell I have rosacea. I have more
of the redness than anything.
Trish, Rozi1@prodigy.net |
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This is a picture of me taken about 2 years ago! my face was not feeling
flushed at the time. just it's "normal" red tone.
Go ahead and post this if you want. i never used to mind having my picture taken. but now i stand out so bad with a glaring red face. i hate it! Sydney, Crzy4Pizza@aol.com |
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Probably, like most of us, I don't have any photos of me at my worst. These 2 photos actually don't look that bad, but at the time I felt like a real rudolph.
Back then I was on Bactrim and Rozex, and this was the best that I could look. I am no longer using either of these treatments.
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Now, just last week (December 2000). I am 5 years older, and am wearing the wonderful tinted ZincO. It is a great concealer, but these days there is lots less to conceal. I have taken some pictures of Rosacea red nose from some recent flares.
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As my rosacea comes and go I donŽt have photos of me of these days, in which
my face has so much redness, with some pustules (since September).
So I have sent you a photo of the "before" and "middle", and soon if IŽll take
photos of myself now (the "after"), IŽll send it to you.
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I am the one who is not smiling so much. |
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