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My Values

Choosing the right option for you depends on what you find important in a treatment. Some things to think about are:

Risk of serious side effects: All treatments (except watching and waiting) may have minor side effects. Some treatment options may have more serious side effects. It is important to balance how well a treatment works with its risks.

How well treatment works: Some treatments may have more evidence on how effective they are. However, people are unique and effect may vary.

Cost: Costs vary between treatment options. Depending on personal healthcare plans and coverages, some treatments may require out-of-pocket payments.

Convenience: Some treatments are less time/effort consuming than others. A few factors to consider:

If a treatment is fast or takes time to use (e.g. swallowing a pill, applying a facial lotion, receiving a laser/surgical treatment)
If a treatment requires visits to a healthcare professional (e.g. pills/topicals can be used at home, laser/surgical treatments may require multiple visits to a clinic/hospital)

Length of treatment: Some treatments are prescribed for longer times than others.

Speed of results: Some treatments may show results faster than others.

You may have other important values are not listed here. Think about these in the next question.

What values are most important to you when making your decision? Drag and drop ? each of these values into order:

Drag and drop the values below having the most important at the top

Risk of serious side effects
Speed of results
Convenience
Cost
How well treatment works
Length of treatment

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Rosacea Decision Aid

1. Introduction

2. My Rosacea

3. My Options

4. My Values

5. My Trade-offs

6. My Decision

7. My Resources

My Values

What values are most important to you when making your decision? Drag and drop ? each of these values into order:

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