Facial redness is a staining pinkish or reddish tone in the skin due to dilation of the local capillary blood. It affects particularly the cheeks, the nose, the chin and the forehead and can be transient or persistent.
The facial redness can have several originating causes:
- particular sensitivity to emotional stimuli (anger, embarrassment) and / or temperature changes
- ingestion of hot drinks, alcohol or spicy foods
- hot flushes typical of the menopause
- the use of some drugs
- allergic reactions
- sunburn
Persistent redness, however, occurs in conjunction with specific skin diseases such as acne, rosacea, skin rashes of various types and hypertension.
What kind of diseases can be associated with facial redness?
The following diseases may be associated with facial redness:
- Acne
- Contact allergy
- Headache
- Rosacea (or rosacea)
- Dengue
- Dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Sunburn
- Hypertension
- Polycythemia vera
Remember that this is not an exhaustive list and it is highly recommended to consult your doctor, in case of symptom’s persistence.
What is the therapy for facial redness?
The face redness is either transient or persistent. In both cases the remedies consist in elimination of the cause that triggered them.
Facial redness is a condition that is not treated directly, or through specific therapy, but indirectly through the resolution of the condition that it is basic (regardless of whether the latter can involve the ingestion of a hot, liquid or spicy food, or taking a drug, or even the presence of other diseases).
When is most likely to contact your doctor in case of facial redness?
In cases of high blood pressure or any of the associated diseases (see list of associated diseases).
