Sun exposure, alcohol, aging, medications, stress, emotional causes, time and aging of the skin are common causes of Rosacea. Repeated blushing or flushing of the skin is seen most commonly in fair skinned individuals. An intense light is omitted in a series of gentle pulses over the entire area. This special light, which is different than laser, emits energy over many wavelengths. This allows the light to penetrate through the skin where abnormal dilated vessels can be found.
Lasers produce only a single wavelength of light and are limited in what they can treat.
Rosacea is a common condition of the face characterized by redness, caused by dilated blood vessels and frequently developing pustules and swelling. Flushing is its most devastating characteristic. In 1975, the British Journal of Medicine called rosacea the most embarrassing disease. Some individuals have developed a condition called Erthrophobia - a morbid fear of having a red face. It has long been noted in medical literature that flushing seems to worsen this condition.