Subtype 3: Thickening skin
Signs and symptoms
- Man with Rhinophyma [3] on nose
- Rhinophyma: although it is rare, rosacea can lead to thickening of the skin and have a bumpy texture. When this happens, it is known as rhinophyma.
The subtype 3 is not common. When it occurs, the person may have signs and symptoms of other subtypes at the initial stage. The signs of this subtype include:
- Bumpy texture to the skin
- Skin starts to thicken, it is mostly common on the nose. Thickening of the skin on the nose is known as rhinophyma (rye-NO-fie-ma)
- Skin may thicken on the chin, forehead, cheeks, and ears
- Visible broken blood vessels appear
- Pores look large
- Oily skin [4]