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A member asked:

I have been diagnosed with rosacea, is it true that lysine & vitamin c can help? if it does what's the right dose ?

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Sorry: Lysine will do nothing. Vitamin c will do nothing. Both of these are in most of your foods anyway. Don't be a sucker.Not every case is the same. Do you have eye symptoms? Pustules? Red face? See a dermatologist. Bring with you every pill, vitamin, herb, ; prescription used recently. You may benefit from cream (gel) or pill or both.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/8/2016

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