ROSACEA

Checklist

Since doctors often ignore rosacea, you might like to do a quick check

Answering yes to some of these questions does not mean that you have rosacea. But it does mean that you have some of the symptoms and should see your doctor soon and ask about rosacea.

• Do you get a very red face, or red patches on the face, after alcohol, or spicy, pickled or smoked food?
• Do you go very red after sun or wind?
• Do you get any redness when stressed or worried?
• When you are red, does the area round your lips stay paler?
• Are your cheeks, nose or forehead very red most of the time?
• Do you have very large veins on your cheeks or nose?
• Does your face ever have red patches or blotches?
• Does you get tender or sore red patches on your face?
• Does it ever have red patches with tiny or pussy spots?