I used to have flawless facial skin but when i turned 30 (female, chinese), i started to have pimples. Not many but because i don't know how to deal with it, i panicked with the red dark marks it left. i had chemical peel, ipl and microderm but i end up having more problem. after 2.5 years, am dealing more with facial redness. I don't have pimples but i would always face a red hot face after washing even if i don't use hot water. i use plain water or just cetaphil. but it always feels warm...the redness would come and go, especially when am tense or emotionally / physically stressed out. then pimple like rash would appear on the face but they're not pimple and would subside after a day or 2. different derma told me different things, one said sebderm and the other said rosacea or symptomatic flushes. i use tacrolimus and it sort of help me a bit but provided no relief...am having a hard time with the redness and warm burning feeling. what do you think this is? sometimes it would be ok but most of the time it would turn red and burning sensation..no problem with forehead, chin and nose...just the cheeks. what do you think i have? i use a bit of aquaphor as my moisturizer but sometimes it's ok, other times it add to the warm feeling.
I had patch test and said that i have allergy with fragrance...i don't use any product containing perfume and i don't use make-up just concealer for some pih marks. Please enlighten me on what I have and how best to counter the redness...unless i know what it is, i won't know what kind of treatment to use. i have a bad pimple flare 6 months ago due to the use of topical steroids on the face. Looking forward to hear from you.