Rosacea Patients Report Masks Worsening Their Symptoms

Apr 9th, 2021

Michele Behrens

A Galderma self-administered survey of email subscribers from December 2020 to January 2021 revealed that 63% of respondents are experiencing worsened rosacea symptoms related to wearing a mask.

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