You were recently playing a game of baseball with friends when you got hit hard in the face with a baseball. No major damage occurred, but your face has stayed red long after the impact. Could you have developed the skin condition known as rosacea? This unfortunate condition will turn your face red, like acne, and is a recurring problem. Thankfully, it is treatable.
Breaking Capillaries Is Relatively Easy To Do
Breaking capillaries and blood vessels in your face isn't as hard as you'd think. As capillaries are just beneath the skin, it's actually possible to break them simply by washing your face with water that is too hot. Excessive exposure to the sun can also cause capillaries to break. However, so can facial injuries, such as getting hit in the face by a baseball.
A baseball facial injury should heal relatively quickly, though some scarring may occur. Unfortunately, if you broke an excessive number of capillaries in your skin, you may cause veins to start to bleed. As a result, there's a chance that more serious problems could occur.
This Could Potentially Lead To Rosacea
While the causes of rosacea are still something of a mystery to many dermatologists, they believe that abnormalities in the blood vessels may be one cause. They aren't certain what causes these abnormalities or how to explain them, which suggests they could be caused by any number of things. Genetics is likely to play a factor, but injuries and improper healing of blood vessels in the face could also be a cause.
As a result, getting hit by a baseball in the face could very well be what caused your rosacea to occur. If your vessels healed improperly and allow too much blood to flow under your skin, the resulting rosacea could be hard to control or treat.
There Are Treatment Methods
If you develop rosacea after being hit by a baseball, your treatment isn't likely to differ much from typical treatment. This is a condition that cannot be cured, but symptom can be managed in a variety of ways including:
- Topical medications
- Staying out of the sun
- Laser surgery to repair broken vessels
The treatment method will vary depending on the needs of your particular condition. For example, laser surgery on your broken vessels could help fix the abnormalities that are leading to your rosacea. While this won't cure the problem if it has already developed, it will keep it from being too severe or even unmanageable.
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