Rosacea Sydney
Approximately 4% of people living in Sydney have some degree of rosacea, a chronic, progressive, inflammatory skin condition that causes a variety of facial cutaneous and ocular symptoms.
Although rosacea in Sydney predominantly affects adults between the ages of 30 and 50 years, clinicians routinely treat patients with rosacea well into their 60s, 70s and even 80s.
Sydney Rosacea patients less than 30 years of age, including children, often have ocular involvement.
Although rosacea is becoming increasingly widespread, most of the general Australian population knows very little about how to recognise or treat rosacea.
Patients with rosacea may assume that their redness and occasional papules and pustules are sunburn due to the sun.
Although there is no cure for rosacea, early recognition of the condition by both patients and clinicians is essential for effectively treating symptoms and maintaining long-term control.
Without effective treatment, some rosacea patients may develop ocular complications or facial disfigurement (ie, rhinophyma).
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