{"id":11179,"date":"2022-03-24T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/slclinic.com.sg\/?p=11179"},"modified":"2025-08-03T23:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T15:14:00","slug":"the-four-types-of-rosacea-all-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/slclinic.com.sg\/the-four-types-of-rosacea-all-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Types of Rosacea \u2013 All About it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever noticed your face getting bright red the moment you exert a little bit of force and do anything that increases your heart rate, or have you grown up with people asking you, \u201cWhy are your cheeks so red?\u201d all the time? Do your nose and cheeks flush way too easily whenever the temperature starts to soar, or when you\u2019re having a spicy meal in your favourite Thai restaurant? And when you look in the mirror closely, you notice lots of broken, spidery capillaries running across the creases of your nose and cheeks that you always try to cover up? You just might have a condition called rosacea<\/a>!<\/p>\n

The Four Types of Rosacea in Singapore<\/h2>\n

Rosacea is generally a term used for people who blush and flush easily, but there\u2019s a lot more going on with that condition than just having a red nose and cheeks. It is actually a chronic inflammatory skin condition and is something that is more likely to be genetically inherited although there are many environmental factors that influence it as well. Although this condition has been around for decades, it was only recently officially classified<\/a> into 4 subtypes of rosacea in 2002, which is what we will be talking about today. This classification has actually brought a lot of help to not just people suffering from rosacea, but the clinicians who are treating it as well \u2013 a good classification means that it helps clinicians to efficiently evaluate therapeutic success in each subtype.<\/p>\n

Type 1: Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea (ETR)<\/h2>\n

\"Erythematotelangiectatic<\/p>\n

The first type of rosacea in Singapore<\/a> is \u2018erythematotelangiectatic rosacea\u2019. Try saying that 3 times fast! ETR is typically characterised by:<\/p>\n