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Beating Rosacea: Vascular, Ocular & Acne Forms

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This book provides a very expansive look at rosacea, complete with medical references and chapters on what treatments are availabale, and what those treatments are effective on. After reading this book, I have come to realize that many doctors, including dermatologist, have no idea how to really treat rosacea. If you have rosacea, and you want to fight it, you really need the information presented in this book. I can not recommend this book highly enough, it is simply a must have for every rosacea sufferer.

Like many others, I was excited about receiving my copy of this book when it was first published, but unfortunately I was extremely disappointed because the book does not actually justify its title- Beating Rosacea. One cannot criticise the amount of data on rosacea that has been collected but little, if any, is from the author's own work. The layout is very confusing and without a specific index, locating individual items is difficult. For a person newly diagnosed with rosacea, I think the majority could be very confused about the best rosacea treatment to follow, plus parts of the book can leave some people feeling depressed rather than positive about their condition. Currently there is no known cure for this condition, but for some it can go into spontaneous remission. I was surprised that there is no mention of this in his book. Something which really concerned me was why the author felt the need to include his supposedly life and death rescue experience which has no connection at all with rosacea? No one else regards rosacea as a potentially fatal disease. The book is now very dated, with nothing on IPL, red light therapy, or any of the most recent advances in treatment, and there is a need for an expert such as a dermatologist to produce a better publication. Personally, I always recommend people, especially newcomers, to read one of the more concise, and certainly far cheaper, self-help books on rosacea which are on the market.

I have found this book very helpful indeed and many of my patients have found it invaluable as a reference text. Geoffrey Nase's contribution to the Acne Rosacea knowledge base is impressive. I ended up buying a second copy because my first one was well worn and frequently loaned out.

Dr Peter Crouch

I have both ocular rosacea keratitis and acne rosacea. It is a very depressing disease and breaks down your self esteem. The ocular rosacea is a complication of the acne rosacea and well, this book was a life saver for me. It gave me all the information in one place and a support group to talk to others with the same disease. Dr. Nasse has the disease himself and he has working experience with the treatments that worked and didn't. I recommend anyone with rosacea read this book.

I really liked this book. The author is both a doctor and has/had severe rosacea himself. I believe this caused him to dig deeper than most. He explores many different routes from the latest medical treatments available, to practical products to use at home, to advice to help minimize flareups. Great book and a must for all who have true rosacea!

As a well educated a nurse practitioner with pustular rosacea since pregnancy I have found this book to be my users guide. I refer back to it frequently as my rosacea has changed and resurfaced throughout the years. It's an ongoing process and never goes away completely but can be controlled by the techniques suggested in this book. Lengthy and medical but helpful. I just wish he'd get the online help site up and running. Products advised very useful

This is a truly excellent book, so helpful and informative about the condition called Rosacea. Correct information from the author who actually has this condition and the education to understand it is so much more valuable than from those who don't, not really. 2009 will be my year to "beat" rosacea, thanks to this precious book. It seemed like a lot of money to lay out but it's worth every penny. Now I know the direction that I will go with this condition and feel comforted that there are several options available to me. After seeing 5 dermatologists I did not have the knowledge that this author has given me. Thank you, Geoffrey Nase, thank you.