rosacea
noun
ro·sa·cea
rō-ˈzā-sh(ē-)ə 
: a chronic inflammatory skin disorder typically involving the nose, forehead, and chin that is characterized especially by redness, flushing, telangiectasia, inflamed lesions, and burning sensation, and sometimes by eye dryness and irritation and thickening of tissues especially of the nose
called also acne rosacea
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Red blemishes, scars, rosacea, melasma, and inflammation should always be thoroughly protected.
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Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Treatments that Help Manage Chronic Redness & Rosacea There are many methods to help manage chronic redness and rosacea, and that are effective in menopausal women, including laser treatments and prescribed creams.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 4 Apr. 2025
Allergy-proof skin For many of us, the relief of spring’s brighter days is tempered by itchy eyes, a runny nose, and inflamed rosacea patches.
—Victoria Jowett, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
These changes can leave midlife skin more vulnerable to, among other changes, skin redness, including rosacea, a condition marked by chronic flushing.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 4 Apr. 2025
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Lucrezia Malavolta, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Treatments that Help Manage Chronic Redness & Rosacea There are many methods to help manage chronic redness and rosacea, and that are effective in menopausal women, including laser treatments and prescribed creams.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 4 Apr. 2025
Allergy-proof skin For many of us, the relief of spring’s brighter days is tempered by itchy eyes, a runny nose, and inflamed rosacea patches.
—Victoria Jowett, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
These changes can leave midlife skin more vulnerable to, among other changes, skin redness, including rosacea, a condition marked by chronic flushing.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 4 Apr. 2025
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rosacea
noun
ro·sa·cea
rō-ˈzā-sh(ē-)ə
: a chronic inflammatory skin disorder typically involving the nose, cheeks, forehead, and chin that is characterized especially by redness, flushing, telangiectasia, inflamed lesions, burning sensation, and sometimes eye dryness and irritation and thickening of tissues especially of the nose
called also acne rosacea
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