Beware of rosacea! It causes permanent vascular problems.

Yilmaz, who is also a faculty member in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, said that the prevalence of rosacea in the world is 21 percent.

Yılmaz, noting that this condition is more common in women and those with fair skin, said, "Patients complain of warmth, a burning sensation, redness, and sometimes acne on their face. This is often mistaken for allergies or sun sensitivity. They say they experience these symptoms when they get sunburned. They assume it's the cleansing products I use. This is why rosacea often gets diagnosed late. The earlier a diagnosis is made, the more precautions we take, and the more patients take precautions, the more we can prevent the disease from worsening. Therefore, it shouldn't be neglected."

Yılmaz emphasized that while they usually expect the disease to occur in people in their 30s, they have also seen cases in people in their 20s in recent years, noting that cases peak in people in their 40s and 50s.

Yilmaz explained that people's faces become red when the blood vessels in the face dilate, which is where the disease gets its name. He continued: "The redness that occurs on the face causes complaints in the patient. It occurs in attacks. Initially, these attacks are temporary. This redness, triggered by heat, stress, fatigue, and sun, can become permanent over time if left untreated. When you inflate a balloon, it returns to its original shape when it releases the initial air, but if it remains inflated for a long time, the balloon shrinks when it releases the air. The same thing happens to the veins in rosacea. The biggest fear in rosacea is that temporary blood vessel dilation becomes permanent. Permanent redness is something we never want."