One year on and still amazing results.

It's been a year since my last photographs and I thought it would be great to update you on my skin.

I have been less regimented with the scabies lotion (Quellada) over the last year - only using it for a couple of nights in a row when I get a breakout on my chin or in the nasal folds.

I haven't had any more laser treatment since I finished the course in early 2016.

My routine these days is very simple.  I keep my skin clean with a gentle cleanser (Cetaphil) and because I'm now 50 years old, I've been using a basic hyaluronic acid to keep the wrinkles at bay topped with Cetaphil lotion (to trap the hyaluronic acid in).

I always wear a hat when I got outside and I am mostly pretty good at remembering to apply sunscreen.

This probably really is my last post regarding my battle with rosacea.  ...maybe...

All the very best

Kate

Week 3 and the demodex fight back!

My skin, which was looking less inflamed into week 2, is now a battlefield of raised red bumps and surface whiteheads.  I am being woken around 2am by a sense of the mites moving over my face and brows and have been reapplying the Ivomec.  My pores seem to have enlarged again with the increase in activity over the past three days.

I had read in the Galderma trail results that there is a surge of activity at the week three mark and I'm certainly noticing it.  The fact that I am experiencing this using the Ivomec gives me hope that it is working in the same way as the SooLantra and am looking forward to a turnaround in week 4 and continued improvements onward from that point.

I am continuing the daily cleansing of my face with the TTO foaming facewash and the nightly application of Ivomec when the mites are moving from the pores in search of a breeding partner.

Two weeks to go until I see my dermatologist.