A method of treatment of acne rosacea consists of the application, in the form of either a lotion or a cream, constituting a mixture of a therapeutically effective amount of invermectin in water, in the case of the lotion, and invermectin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in the case of the cream. Application to the affected area occurs daily for a period of one week and, thereafter, two to four times per month for a period of up to one year.
Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin.
A method of treating telangiectasia in a human in need thereof comprising administering to said human a tetracycline compound in an amount that is effective to treat telangiectasia, but has substantially no antibiotic activity.
A method of treating rosacea in a human in need thereof comprising administering to said human a tetracycline compound in an amount that is effective to treat rosacea, but has substantially no antibiotic activity.
