Rosacea

A study in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology dove into the hereditary predisposition of rosacea within families.

Patients suffering from several dermatologic diseases and conditions including acne, rosacea, and pruritus can largely benefit from the new and exciting therapies and treatment modalities that have recently become available.

Treating these patients can be a challenge, but it can also be ‘as easy as pie’ if you follow these tips.

Hilary Baldwin, MD, used examples of challenging cases to show how to develop successful combination regimens.

Neal Bhatia, MD, highlights new approaches in rosacea therapy in his session at the Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference for PAs & NPs.

Optimizing rosacea treatment outcomes isn’t only about papules and pustules. Facial erythema needs to be part of an effective management plan.

In this presentation on rosacea from Maui Derm NP+PA Fall 2021, Julie Harper, MD, explains why combination therapy is more effective and how classifying rosacea patients by subtype can lead to suboptimal treatments.

Hilary Baldwin, MD, presented on how to recognize, diagnose, and treat rosacea in patients with skin of color at the Skin of Color Update 2021.

The National Rosacea Society has recently released recommendations based on a group discussion regarding updates in rosacea.

Challenges with overlaps in diagnosis and classification based on rosacea’s 4 subtypes are creating a new focus on features of the condition in each patient. A pipeline of new drugs awaiting FDA approvals could further expand options.