Acne Treatments
Acne Treatments from Mild Cases to Severe Cases.
Although acne is never really a serious health threat, but,
if not properly treated, serious scarring can be resulted,
and may lead to disfiguring of several skin tissues, particularly
those that are in the upper layers.
Basically, there is no complete cure for acne but several
methods of treatment may be done.
For mild and severe acne, the treatments may include:
1. Reduction of the active sebaceous glands which produces
the oily substance called as sebum.
2. Reduction of acne-infecting bacteria growth named as Propionibacterium
acnes or P. acnes.
3. Improving the manner of dead skin cells exfoliation so
pores will not be cloded.
At any given time, acne must not be popped or squeezed as
this may trigger the spread of infection to other parts of
the skin. This may further trigger the skin condition and
create a trauma whereas the bacteria may invade the affected
areas, and the immune system will release the white blood
cells, eventually resulting to infection due to the reaction
of the body to the activities of the bacteria and the white
blood cells.
Most of the mild acne can be treated with topical and homeopathic
treatments that are sold over the counter topical medications
are those that may be applied externally. Homeopathics may
have the same effects, but there are no prescriptions needed
from the doctor.
Other medications are such as topical treatments for more
severe forms of acne. These may include minocycline, doxycycline,
tetracycline and erythromycine. All of these must be administered
strictly by a physician to equate the side effects against
the benefits of these drugs.
Oestrogens are usually prescribed for females and antiandrogens
for males. Estrogens may effectively neutralize or decrease
the androgens, which are typically found in the oral contraceptives.
Androgens, on the other hand are stimulated during puberty
and are found to stimulate the extra production of sebum.
Isotretinoin is a drug that can be taken orally which has
been known for getting rid of acne in long term basis. This
drug will reduce the size of the oil glands so that lesser
oil is produced hence diminishing the presence of bacteria
thriving in the pores. You should take precautions of this
medication though since its proven to have severe disadvantages
like serious birth defects for fetuses.
Rosacea is a chronic disease that affects the skin. The characteristics
include: slight inflammation, redness and pimples, and in
many cases, the skin tissue develops thickness. It will affect
almost the whole face, however it is rare that other parts
of the body are afflicted with this type of skin disorder.
Almost 50% of acne rosacea cases may involve infection in
the eyes. Some patients even experience conjunctivitis or
the sensation of the eye becoming irritated and burned. In
cases like this when treatment is not given immediately, this
may bring serious eye complications.
The causes for acne rosacea are yet to be identified. This
condition usually last for several years. Acne rosacea may
be related with food intakes. This happens when certain chemicals
in the body reacts with the chemicals extracted from the food
items taken into the body. Therefore, patients should avoid
food that observably inducing the onset of the acne condition.
Over exposure to sun must be avoided.
The following tips are recommended to prevent the spreading
of acne rosacea:
1. Avoid hot drinks, spicy foods, caffeine intake and alcoholic
beverages.
2. Always apply sunscreen as sun protection.
3. The affected area must not be touched, avoid scrubbing
and rubbing to reduce the chance of spreading the infection.
4. If physical exercises should be performed, do in airy and
cool places for better ventilation and avoid tight clothing.
5. Avoid facial products and cosmetics totally. Refrain oil-based
products if these cannot be avoided. And, use only alcohol-free
products to avoid further irritation.
Other forms of treatments for severe nodular or cystic acne
include the therapy named as intralesional corticosteroid
therapy. This is a very much painless procedure which diluted
cortisone solution will be injected on the cystic lesions,
hence helps to relieve the person from the pain due to inflammation.
Another choice for the more severe cases of acne would be
the acne surgery. This will considerably speed up acne elimination
process by means of manually removing whiteheads and blackheads.
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