Calming Facial Redness

Facial redness is easier to plan around when you read it as a timeline rather than a single moment. Note how long it has been there and whether it is changing.

The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery describes laser therapy for facial redness as using an intense but gentle beam of light to remove facial redness without damaging surrounding tissue. That is one end of the path. Before you reach it, facial redness can come from a number of conditions, so naming the cause comes first.

Redness guides along the timeline

These two guides sit at different points on the redness timeline.

• Rhinophyma and Advanced Rosacea
• Laser and Light Therapy for Redness

For the condition behind many red faces, is rosacea causing your red, irritated face gives the outline.

Choosing what to read after this

Find the guide that matches how long the redness has been there. If it is recent and steady, start with the cause. If treatment is already on the table, read laser therapy for facial redness and ask what comes after the first session.