Hello David,

Yes, retin-A can cause rosacea (trigger the genetic disorder) via
direct insults to the skin and blood vessels. Most physicians are
still in the dark about this.

There is a good chance that low dose accutane may help relieve some
of the damage retin-A caused, so keep us posted.


Regards,

Geoffrey
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Dr. Geoffrey Nase
Ph.D. Neurovascular Physiologist
http://www.drnase.com
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> Hello anyone who cares to read,
>
> I was diagnosed with rosacea about 3 months ago, and I
> wonder if it happened because of the use of Retin-A. Before
> using Retin-A, my skin didn't get very red unless I'd just done a
> set of 30 push ups or other intense activities. The redness
> would be gone in a matter of seconds. I started Retin-A
> because of mild acne that was leaving red marks that wouldn't
> go away even after a year. I was going along okay with the
> treatment until one day I noticed my skin kind of burned. I had
> been out in the sun for a good part of the day without sunscreen,
> and when I came home it looked like I'd been sunburned. The
> only thing I really noticed was that the burn had an outline which
I
> thought looked to be where I had applied Retin-A (what I'm trying
> to say is that there was an area of my face that was red, and
> another area that wasn't which had received just as much sun.)
> The burn peeled and then became even more red and peeled
> again. Then everything wen back to normal and I started to use
> the Retin-A again for a few weeks until the burning came back.
> Now it wasn't like a sunburn. My skin would just get really red
> after being outside for even half an hour. I was told that I had
> rosacea, but it just doesn't make any sense to me. My skin was
> fine until I used Retin-A, and now I have to live with daily
flushing
> and burning. Does anyone know if Rosacea could be triggered
> by using Retin-A? I'm now on low-dose accutane and am using
> metrocream with a little hope of reducing flushes and burning.
> It's just been a very stressful and depressing time in my life,
and
> I wish I could go back and not use retin-a and see if my skin
> turns out like it is now. I kinda doubt it would.
>
> -David Livingston