In addition to its effect on reducing Demodex in patients with rosacea, topical ivermectin may improve symptoms by changing the skin microbiome.
In this single-center, open label study, 10 adults with papulopustular rosacea were treated with 1% ivermectin cream daily for 12 weeks.
Skin swabs from lesional and nonlesional sites were collected at baseline and after 3 months of treatment to assess changes in the bacterial microbiome and the density ofThe average baseline total papule count was 26.9, and the Clinician’s Erythema Assessment score was 2 ." Treatment with topical ivermectin may improve the symptoms of rosacea through modulation of the skin microbiome beyond decreasing Demodex," the authors concluded.
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