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Acne Treatments An Overview
To treat acne, one has to address the cause of acne. Acne is caused by
1. The blocking of the gland 2. Presence of bacterium P.acnes, 3. Excess Sebum Production 4. Hormonal imbalance 5. Use of comedogenic products and any other reason.
All the medications work towards removing some of these causes. The choice of medication depends upon the severity of acne and the possible reason of its formation. Hormonal treatment may be used for women who get acne due to hormonal imbalance....
How To Get Best Results From Your Acne Medication
For acne treatment, two factors are important in success- the right selection of medication and its right usage. Most of us choose the right medication but not many of us use that properly. The result being that the medicine does not produce desired effects. What is the right way of using topical acne medication for acne treatment? Let us find out.
Do not apply the medication immediately washing your face. Use the medication after 15 minutes. That gives better results and causes lesser side...
Common Facts That Will Help Treat Acne Faster
Avoid any comedogenic skin care product
Most of the materials that are used for skin and body care are tested for comedogenicity. For that test, the material is applied on the inside of a rabbit's ear and the site observed after three weeks. A biopsy is taken and the comedones are counted. Depending on the comedone formation, the material is classified on a scale of 0 to 5. A material with 0 comedogenic potential will not cause comedones, while one with 5 will cause comedones in the largest...
Acne Treatment With Adaplene
Adaplene is retinoid, derivative of Vitamin A. It is believed that Adaplene works by stopping the acne forming under the skin surface. Adaplene does not cure acne but controls it. Adaplene is available in liquid, gel or cream and is to be applied to acne prone skin and acne affected skin.. In the beginning many users find acne getting worse. That should not worry the user. Keep using Adaplene and slowly the acne will clear. It takes about two to three months for acne to clear up with Adaplene...
Acne Scars Different Treatment Options
Let us start with a brief introduction of acne. Acne is an inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland. Acne lesions are commonly referred to as pimples, spots, or zits. Acne develops as a result of blockages in follicles. Hyperkeratinization and formation of a plug of keratin and sebum (a microcomedo) is the earliest change. Sebum is commonly associated with acne. It is believed that excess sebum...
Acne Treatment Surgical Procedures
Many times acne becomes difficult to treat with topical and oral medication. It does not give response to the treatment and doctors' resort to small surgical procedures to treat acne and reduce pain. Cystic and nodulastic acne become quite painful because of inflammation and infection. With surgery this pain is alleviated. Let us know more about the kind of surgical procedures commonly used to treat acne.
Acne Treatment-surgical drainage
This procedure is performed on large cystic acne...
Tretinoin For Acne Treatment Wrinkle Removal
Tretinoin is commonly used to treat skin blemishes and acne. Tretinoin is used topically on the skin. It is available in the form of cream and gels in different strengths.
Tretinoin is a retinoid. Retinoids are derived from Vitamin A and therefore their action is very similar to Vitamin A. Tretinoin can cause some side effects but its benefits out weigh the side effects. Let us find out more about Tretinoin.
How Tretinoin acts-
Tretinoin repairs the damage to the skin by rapidly renewing...
Acne Sebum Soap
Sebum is commonly associated with acne. It is believed that excess sebum causes acne and that sebum production is one of the main causes of sebum. In a recent study done at the Seoul National University, research was conducted to find a precise relation between acne and sebum. The study found that-
The subjects with acne had higher sebum on the skin. Compared to subject without acne. The study also found out that there was no direct relation between the quantity of acne lesions and sebum...
Can Acne Make Your Face Darker
Someone who felt that her acne had made her face darker asked this question. What is the truth? Can acne make the face darker? If yes, what happens in the process? If no, why there is no possibility of face skin becoming darker with acne? Let us find out.
Face color-
How does skin get the color? What factors decide the color of the skin? The melanin pigment in skin makes skin look colored. In people with dark colored skin, the density of melanin is high. In people of fair skin the density...
How Do Acne Scars Form
Acne leaves scars like any other injury to the skin. Severe cystic and nodular acne always leaves a scar while in some people mild inflamed acne also leaves scars. The scarring depends upon the individual's response to an injury. As we age, these scars become more visible because of loss of collagen in the skin. Scars look ugly and need to be prevented and treated. Let us find out more about acne scars.
When acne resolves, a dark spot forms on the skin. Most often it is PIH (Post...
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