How Does Niacin Help In Treatment Of Rosacea?

Posted on Thu, 14 Aug 2014

Question: What are the affects of Niacin if you have Rosacea?

Answered by Dr. Albana Sejdini (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Niacin might trigger Rosacea flare-ups...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

If you take Niacin at therapeutic dosage, it will cause widening of blood vessels, thus, blood circulation will be improved.

Rosecea is chronic inflammatory skin condition, characterized by face flare-ups (widening of blood vessels particularly in the face).

As you may probably understand, niacin use in therapeutic dosage would trigger face flare ups.

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Dr.Albana

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar