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A member asked:
Is microdermabrasion safe for skin with rosacea? i have some rosacea on my face will microdermabrasion help with this or make it worse?
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Could help : Microdermabrasion could help with your general skin surface, howevert sertainly could aggrevate you rosatia. Talk with a dermatologist aor plastic surgeon regading this.
Answered 3/2/2013
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Rosacea : Microdermabrasion could very well irritate and flare sensitive skin associated with rosacea . See a dermatologist for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Answered 5/25/2013
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It may worsen it.: Any abrasive treatments will make rosacea worse. The condition itself involves inflamed tissue and scrubbing it or abrasive treatments will make inflammation worse.
Answered 6/13/2016
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Microdermabrasion : Microdermabrasion must be used cautiously on patients with rosacea since it may aggravate rosacea prone skin.
Answered 4/23/2013
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