Rhinophyma and Advanced Rosacea

Rhinophyma sits at the end of the redness timeline for some readers and outside it for others.

This page covers one question: how rhinophyma relates to rosacea, and why that changes what you plan for. If rosacea is new to you, what rosacea is is the shorter read to take first.

Two routes to the same condition

Cleveland Clinic says rhinophyma can be an advanced form of rosacea or happen without a rosacea diagnosis. That gives two starting points. One is a rosacea history that progressed, and the other is no rosacea diagnosis at all.

Reading "can be" in the Cleveland Clinic sentence

Because the condition can occur without a rosacea diagnosis, a clear rosacea history is not required for it to be considered. The wording is also "can be", not "is", so a rosacea diagnosis does not by itself say this stage has arrived. For a longer reference on how rosacea is described and managed, see rosacea symptoms, causes and management.

Where the other guides pick up

The facial redness hub places this page at the advanced end of its guides. The guide on laser and light therapy for redness covers an option on the same hub, so read it next if treatment is on your mind.

Planning past this step

Plan from what you can see rather than from a label. Write down what the skin looks like now, note whether it is changing, and bring that record to a dermatologist. For a fuller reference on the condition itself, read rhinophyma, what it is, its causes and treatment.