Am I A Blusher A Flusher Or A Rosacea Sufferer? |

Hey guys Zach here

Ok, the goal of this post is to try and diagnose what type of red face condition you are suffering from, I always get tons of questions where people don’t know what type of red face they are suffering with. Remember I am not a doctor I’m just going to try and break it down so you can read the following information, and kind of self-diagnose yourself.

Also, go and see a doctor if you feel you need different medical cures for blushing.

So this seems to be a confusing one to some people as they simply do not know exactly what they are suffering from. I suffer from both flushing and blushing, and I also think I have a mild form of one of the four types of Rosacea. There are also many different fancy medical Latin names for the different types of flushing a person can suffer from, it gets confusing so let’s keep it simple.

For the record I have been diagnosed as having benign cutaneous flushing said to be typically idiopathic, Persistent Erythema, chronic blushing, and Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea. I think there were other names but I really can’t remember, all these diagnoses are from varied medical professionals from general practitioners to Dermatologist specialists.

If you are one of my regulars to this blog then you may have read that I use a combination of beta-blockers and hypnosis to help treat my flushing and blushing. This has worked in my case to help relieve my symptoms by up to 90%, nearly a cure for me 🙂

If you are new to my blog then you can read about my blushing cure here

So let’s dive right into the basics of how we define either we are a blusher, flusher, blusher/flusher or a Rosacea sufferer.

ARE YOU A FLUSHER?

So if you are a facial flusher, you may have mild symptoms or excessive symptoms. My guess is your symptoms are excessive because that’s how you arrived at my site right? So flushing is caused by many triggers such as exercise, stress, heat, cold, anger, being nervous, spicy foods, alcohol, medications.

So if you are suffering from a red face from any of those types of triggers then you are a facial flusher.

ARE YOU A BLUSHER?

So if you are a facial blusher, you may just suffer from a red face if you are embarrassed or shy. Again this is a normal reaction but it’s probably excessive for you that’s why you are here yes?

So if you get a red face from being embarrassed or shy then you are a facial blusher.

ARE YOU A BLUSHER/FLUSHER?

If you get both of the symptoms above then you are a facial blusher/flusher

ARE YOU A ROSACEA SUFFERER?

Rosacea is a more permanent long-term skin condition where sufferers can end up suffering from an almost constant red face. So the face is typically effected resulting in various shades of red, the cheeks, forehead, nose and chin seem to be most at risk.

Rosacea can appear worse on the face depending on triggers such as stress, spicy foods, sunlight, hot drinks, alcohol and many others. Rosacea triggers are similar to flushing triggers in fact Rosacea symptoms start out with flushing that’s why it can be confused with flushing.

So Rosacea can result in a red hot stinging face, the small blood vessels becoming permanently visible in the face, spots and a large red nose known as rhinophyma.

THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF ROSACEA

Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea, symptoms include a red face, visible blood vessels.

Papulopustular rosacea, symptoms include redness, swelling and acne breakouts.

Phymatous rosacea, symptoms include thick and bumpy skin.

Ocular rosacea, symptoms include red eyes, swollen eyelids and growths that appear like sty’s.

So if you are suffering from a red face from any of those symptoms above then you are a Rosecea sufferer.

TREATMENTS FOR BLUSHING, FLUSHING AND ROSACEA

There are so many treatments for all of the above, different tablets, creams, CBT, Hypnotherapy each of which we have discussed on this blog. But as we discovered it’s not a one size fits all, what works for one person may not work for another. So in this post, we will just talk about the main treatments for each of the above.

So typically for blushing, it will be recommended to treat this with medication using beta-blockers like propranolol. Botox injections in the face may help as well by paralysing the nerves in the skin that cause blushing. There are many options as regards what type of beta-blocker will help relieve the symptoms its really trial and error. Also, the more severe the case, if beta-blockers don’t work it requires more treatment such as surgery or CBT.

So typically for flushing, we should try and avoid all the triggers that may cause you to flush, like spicy foods, hot rooms, cold rooms, exercise, alcohol etc. It’s not ideal to have to avoid these triggers, but if you want to try and reduce the flushing you need to drill down into what the triggers are.

Also, again beta-blockers may help such as propranolol.

So typically for Rosacea Oral antibiotics can be used to help reduce inflammation of the skin on the face, knowing what causes the worst flare-ups and avoiding those triggers. Use cover-up creams on the more severe cases, and applying sun cream are some of the treatments you can utilize.

I am trying to describe the difference in all the conditions above, but to be fair to me a red face is a red face and I’ll try anything that helps reduce it.

For example, I am a flusher/blusher and I’ve tried those treatments that are recommended for Rosacea sufferers and I’ve tried treatments recommended just for blushers.

We are here because our blushing and flushing aren’t normal for us.

For me after nearly 25 years of suffering from this awful condition a combination of beta-blockers, and targeted Hypnotherapy treatments have helped me nearly cure my blushing totally.