No More Acne

If the questio n was “Is there any one, single treatment to cure acne?” then the answer would be NO, even though there are many medical treatments available for acne. The reason is that the problem of acne is not the same in the case of every individual. It varies from person to person. It affects the skin in different ways. Hence a single solution for the treatment of acne is not possible.

This makes treating of acne difficult. A successful treatment involves a lot of experimentation and trial and error with various medications. The persons may expect a quick relief of acne but this long procedure of treatment may not give a sudden positive result and the time consuming acne treatment may be very frustrating for the person. The persons with the stubborn strain of acne also have to wait patiently for long time in order to clear up their problem.Before finding out the exact treatment or combination of treatments that has to be given to the patients to cure or impede acne, doctors usually opt to try out for different products for each individual.

The common treatment that a doctor would suggest first is to use a topical cream. Like all the treatment topical cream also does not cure acne completely or make it disappear all of a sudden but helps to manage the symptoms of the acne. The topical creams contains benzoyl peroxide. The benzoyl peroxide is effective in managing acne but should be used only in small dose and only for a small period. Initially usage of topical cream was thought to be harmless but studies regarding their use shows that topical creams should not be used for a prolonged period of time and only a little amount should be used other wise it would lead to the premature aging of the skin.

If the there is no effect with the topical cream then doctors along with the topical cream oral antibiotics are given. Same type of treatment is not given and will not be effective for all the individuals with acne. The treatments given by the doctors to the patients depends on the type of acne that the patients have. The reason for the cause of acne in each individual is determined and then the treatment would focus on unplugging the pores, killing the bacteria by using antibiotics, trying to reduce the oil secretion like Accutane or if the acne is due to the problem of hormonal imbalance then medicines are given to alter the hormones that stimulate the sebaceous glands like the oral contraceptives.

There are certain things that has to be followed if acne appears. Acne has irritating sensation on the skin and many scrub or pinch acne, this should not be done at all because this leads only to more irritation and inflammation. Scrubbing leads to more pimples and thus the treatment and the healing of the pimples will also be longer .Some do self treatment or self medication and this could lead to other complications. So instead of making the condition worse a trained doctor of antiseptic environment has to be consulted because they analyse and give the proper treatment that patient needs.

There are certain things to be remembered to get rid of acne, first of all if acne appears instead of doing self medication consult with a trained medical professional of your trust. Second thing that should be kept in the mind is that acne does not and cannot be cleared up overnight by any doctor, so wait patiently for better results. Doctors recommend a treatment for four to six weeks hopefully because even if the treatment suits you usually the skin gets worse and then slowly it starts getting better in course of time, so the treatment should be followed and continued strictly as per the doctor’s suggestion. In many cases the first treatment itself may not be a success but with out disappointment be ready to try different treatments so that the final result will be fruitful.

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