Menopausal facial flushing

Facial flushing is a symptom that is most likely to occur in many female friends during menopause. It can be divided into physiological and pathological types. If you only find your face flushing from time to time, you don’t need to worry too much, as this may be caused by your excessive emotions. However, pathological facial flushing should require a comprehensive examination, otherwise it will affect your normal metabolism.

Blushing[1] can be physiological or pathological. Some healthy people have better peripheral blood circulation, and their faces will be ruddy after a little activity; some people will blush when they are shy, angry, or ashamed; some people may blush after drinking; people living in the mountains, because the air is thinner, the body needs more red blood cells to absorb enough oxygen, and once the hemoglobin carried by red blood cells increases, the color of the face will be redder

Some people blush due to menopause, while others blush due to systemic diseases. Such as hypertension, tuberculosis, lupus erythematosus, etc. Don't worry about physiological blushing. As for pathological blushing, you should consult a doctor.

From a medical point of view, blushing means that the face becomes redder more easily than other people due to changes in temperature or emotions, and the color is darker and lasts longer. There are blood vessels in the skin, which expand or contract due to nerve factors. Especially the cheeks are rich in capillaries, so the cheeks are more likely to turn red. If facial blushing only occurs in winter, it has more to do with temperature changes.

Generally speaking, heat causes blood vessels in the skin to dilate, causing facial flushing. Although cold causes blood vessels to constrict, when the temperature rises, the blood vessels will rebound and expand, causing blushing. But for some people, blushing may occur due to abnormal dilation of blood vessels in extremely cold temperatures. The clinical manifestations are filamentous, dot-like, star-shaped or flake-like patches on the face.

When the temperature difference is too great, such as when you go from a cold room to an air-conditioned room, and the temperature fluctuates between hot and cold, the capillaries lose their elasticity due to repeated contraction and expansion, which is reflected in the cheeks and nose, causing the cheeks to become red and stinging. In the early stages, the face will turn red and return to its original state immediately, but if it continues for a long time, the blood vessels will contract, lose their dilation function, and harden in an over-dilated state, making the face look red even at normal times. In severe cases, facial flushing may occur after lowering the head and then raising it again. This symptom is relatively mild in spring, summer and autumn, but becomes severe in winter.

Another situation is the side effect of taking belladonna tablets.