hopefully i will be able to upload these pics that i just took of my face using my webcam. in the past, i have seen several dermatologists and some have diagnosed me as having rosacea (including dr. harvey jay, whom some have mentioned in their own posts regarding laser treatment), while only one has mentioned kprf. i have regular kp on the back of my arms, front of thighs, and butt...where it is the worst. having read pretty much every post regarding kprf on this site, I feel like i probably have kprf and not rosacea. However, I do not have any pronounced bumps on my face which seems characteristic of kprf (although, it would be a stretch to say that my skin is perfectly smooth in the red areas). Also, it is hard to tell from the picture, but my nose is also quite red, which makes me think that it may not be kprf.

These pictures are what my face looks like most of the time except for a flushing episode which, of course, makes it much worse...exercize, anxiety, alcohol, hot foods, embarrassment, heat, cold, laughing, yawning, leaning over to tie shoes, etc. all cause flushing and blushing. Sometimes even when I am sitting in an air-conditioned room not moving...sound familiar?

Please respond with any amateur diagnosis (despite the fact that these pics aren't great), words of advice or anything else. I have had this skin condition since birth. I would say that it has stayed pretty constant and not gotten any better or worse.

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Well my face looks like yours and i too have kp on my upper arms thighs and chest. So i guess it has to be kprf that you have on your face cause all those things that causes you to flush also casues me to flush & blush too.

I had the KPRF redness on my face my whole life too, but only developed the bumps of KPRF on my face in the redness area in the past 4 years. dr. harvey jay is a nut, I been to him twice and way to expensive, he treats the rich! PDL treatments work good for the redness, and can take 2-8 treatments for possible complete clearing.

yeah, i know that you aren't supposed to get dramatic results quickly with most lasers, but i went in and had two done and did not notice a single difference...a big pain in the butt when you spend nearly $1,700 for the two sessions. do you see someone for less money in the city?

I live in Philadelphia, but traveled all the way to manhattan, and spent $1700 too on 2 treatments, he sucks, even though his website pics are great.

hey man i just seen your pics and i wouldnt worry about your face. i would trade u faces anyday. i have kp on my arms and in the past 2 years it spread to my face. unlike your face which looks like u have rosy cheeks mine is more blotchy. i have a golfball sized red & purplish patch under my ear near my jaw bone and then a patch on my cheeks and near my temples. when i wash my face or shave it get so irritated its like flamming red. i wont go out in public without putting on makeup. now i know it sounds gay but it covers it up so well and noone even knows. i dont like being a guy who wears makeup but if u could see the differece it makes u would agree. to me u look fine lookes like u have rosy cheeks myself i look like i have all these red/purple patches on my face. if anyone knows how to treat this let me know cause this is ruining my life. i have no self confidence.

definitely looks like KPRF in my opinion

i've got rosy cheeks like that as well. So I also have to say KP. Some ppl have mentioned that they've used laser hair removal. Anyone had any luck besides christopher?

yes, me

when people post pics like this it just makes me even more insecure

my face looks so much worse than that =( you should just be happy that yours looks the way it does

Totally agree. The pictures don't highlight anything abnormal at all, you look completely fine.