I have been silent on this subject for far too long because I did
not want to start any heated debates with Dave Flemming. But, I
guess I should comment on this subject because of the true potential
harm of this topical.

1. First, I use pharmaceutical grade DMSO in my laboratory to
disolve medicine and use it to aid the penetration of the medicine
through human skin. DMSO literally tears apart the epidermis
(intercellular and intraculluar gaps) as well as semipermanently
thins the epidermal lining. This is why you can actually taste the
medication in the mouth within minutes of applying it to your
forearm.

2. DMSO at levels lower than used under Daves guidance should never
be placed on the nose, above the eyes or under the eyes because of
medically documented corneal abrasions, visual disturbances, and
tear film alterations from the substance.

3. Rosacea is not a fungal disorder. Any benefits that one is
getting is probably from the DMSO eating through the papules/pustule
or keratin in pores. This will indeed dry up the papules and
pustules and clear the pores. But, so will hydrogen peroxide and
hydrochloric acid.

4. I appreciate that it has helped his facial condition, but the
aggression in which he protests against anyone rejecting this
treatment or not following his 'man made' guidelines is just not
nice.

5. The chance of DMSO in causing long term angry face syndrome,
neural burning syndromes or epidermal dysfunction far outweighs its
potential benefits.

6. I would never consider placing any concentration of DMSO on my
face. I hope that those people that are deperate enough reconsider
testing this topical because it just is not good science or
medicine. First do no harm.

Geoffrey

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Dr. Geoffrey Nase
Ph.D. Microvascular Physiologist
www.drnase.com




--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, David Pascoe <pascoedj@g...>
wrote:
> Andrew posted a message on this topic recently. I have posted it
below.
>
> On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:58:14 -0000, sonomajestic
<sonomajestic@y...> wrote:
> >
> > have read about some folks using dmso/flucanozole for rosacea -
does
> > anyone have any experience with this? and if so, how is it
obtained
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: andrew_rosacea <yahoo@a...>
> Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 07:02:57 -0000
> Subject: [rosacea] Re: Supposed Cure?
> To: rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com
>
> Brady Barrows, who runs the rosaceans yahoo group, is trying this.
> He's on day 100, and it seems to be a struggle. He is maintaining
a
> diary that you can download for free, from this page (although he
> does ask for donations):
>
> http://rosaceans.com/html/diflucandiary.html
>
> We get people on the board a lot of the time claiming cures. Over
> time, people have promoted diets, topical aloe vera and many other
> things. I think a good proportion of these people GENUINELY
believe
> that they have found a cure, and they then get really upset when it
> doesn't work for others.
>
> My take on the fluconazole, from reading Brady's diary, is that it
is
> not suitable for most due to the stinging, peeling and skin
> irritation!
>
> Andrew.