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Red Alert: April is Rosacea Awareness Month
Red Alert: April is Rosacea Awareness Month
Theraderm’s OPC Reparative Serum Gets the Red Out for Good
If you are one of the 16 million people who live with rosacea, you know all too well that this condition goes more than skin deep.
The flushing or redness on your cheeks, nose, chin or forehead may come and go, but it never seems to come at opportune times—which really gets in the way of your social life!
As many as 90 percent of people with rosacea say this condition has struck blows to their self-confidence and self-esteem, and 41 percent say it had caused them to avoid public contact or cancel social engagements, according to a survey by the National Rosacea Society.
But those days may be numbered, says James Beckman, MD, plastic surgeon, biochemist and founder of Theraderm Clinical Skin Care.
Theraderm’s OPC Reparative Serum, which just took home the NewBeauty 2021 award, is just what the doctor ordered.
Rosacea occurs when blood vessels or capillaries dilate too easily, which can cause redness and flushing. OPC Reparative Serum harnesses the power of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) to seemingly cause a decrease in the size of the enlarged capillaries and that markedly decreases the redness,” Dr. Beckman says. “There is no cure for rosacea so anything we can do to control the dilation of those vessels is helpful.”
OPC Reparative Serum is Step 3 of the Theraderm Skin Renewal System.
“Using it twice a day will result in visible improvement in redness almost immediately,” he continues.
OPC Reparative Serum also protects skin from free-radical damage and reduces signs of aging—with an antioxidant concentration that is 20x more effective than vitamin C as a free-radical scavenger. Antioxidants sop up damaging free radicals, which cause aging and disease.
This regenerative serum contains hyaluronic acid, which can attract 1000x its own weight in moisture, Dr. Beckman says. Hyaluronic acid holds moisture in to keep skin plump, soft and dewy. It is also water-based and oil-free, making it the perfect moisturizer for oily, acneic skin and acne rosacea.
Avoiding your triggers when and where you can will also keep flares at bay, he says.
Everyone has different rosacea triggers. Some common ones include; sun exposure, stress, wind, alcohol intake, spicy food and exercise. Keep a diary to see what causes your flareups—and do what you can to avoid them.