Improving Rosacea Outcomes in Skin of Color Patients: A Review on the Nuances in the Treatment and the Use of Cleansers and Moisturizers

June 2022 | Volume 21 | Issue 6 | 574 | Copyright © June 2022


Published online May 31, 2022

Andrew F. Alexis MD MPHa, Heather Woolery-Lloyd MD FAADb, Anneke Andriessen PhDc, Seemal Desai MD FAADd, George Han MD FAADe, David Rodriguez MDf

aClinical Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
bSkin of Color Division, Dr Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL cRadboud UMC Nijmegen, Andriessen Consultants, Malden, The Netherlands
dDepartment of Dermatology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Innovative Dermatology, PA, Dallas, TX
eDepartment of Dermatology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, NY
fResearch Dadeland Dermatology Group, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, FL

*Dr Alexis and Dr Woolery-Lloyd are both first authors

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Anneke Andriessen PhD anneke.a@tiscali.nl