Q My facial burning and flushing got worse together when I entered menopause. Will it improve on its own once menopause passes, or will it come back?
A Menopausal hormonal changes aggravate facial flushing, but rosacea does not disappear on its own and needs management. Lowering the upward-floating heat and addressing triggers together can lengthen the interval between flare-ups and reduce their intensity.
Detailed Answer
During menopause, hormonal changes cause the face to flush frequently, and when this overlaps with the vascular reactivity of rosacea, the flushing becomes even more severe. Even after menopausal symptoms subside, rosacea itself often continues or returns if it is not managed.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Korean medicine views menopausal burning as a state in which yin (eum) declines and heat floats upward. Dongjedang lowers and cools the upward-floating heat and replenishes the depleted foundation, so that menopausal flushing and rosacea settle down together, while jointly setting a management plan that reduces recurrence.
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