Study confirms the emotional pain rosacea inflicts, says Windsor dermatologist

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"People look at someone with rosacea and conclude the red face is from anger, embarrassment or boozing — it’s little wonder that sufferers of this common skin condition feel stigmatized.

Now recently published research co-authored by Windsor dermatologist Dr. Jerry Tan confirms what he regularly hears from his rosacea patients: Having this condition — characterized by facial redness, pimples and sometimes thickened red skin in the nasal area — frequently leads to embarrassment, loss of confidence, sadness, depression and despair." 

Study confirms the emotional pain rosacea inflicts, says Windsor dermatologist, by Brian Cross, Windsor Star