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Acne Treatments - A Brief Users Guide For Parents, Teens And The
By Mark MacKay, Thu Dec 8th
Treating depends on the type and severity of your acne.Treatment also depends on how dry or oily your skin is, if youare male or female, if you are taking any medications, if youare pregnant or might be soon. These various factors affect yourtreatment options and can make any one size fits all acnetreatment method ineffective. Lucky their are numerous treatment options, so while youmight not find one that works the first time, do not give upjust try another. Do to the numerous treatments availabletoday doctors can control most outbreaks; with greatersuccess the earlier treatments are started. Hopping your acnewill go away will not work, your local pharmacy is filled withmany over the counter medications you can try, or visit yourdoctor who can prescribe more powerful treatments if needed. The most popular way to treat mild to moderate is by usinga topical treatment. These treatments can be in the form of agel, cream, lotion or on a pad. They are applied to the surfaceof your skin, hence the name topical. The two main over thecounter topic treatments are Salicylic acid and Benzoylperoxide. Prescription Salicylic acid and Benzoyl peroxide arealso available in stronger doses if required. Doctors my alsoprescribe ointments containing sulfur, tetracycline,erythromycin or a retinoid. Many times you will need to use acombination of the above treatments for best results.
Salicylic acid and retinoids are used to treat the clogged hairfollicles that are causing the lesions. They penetrate thepores and help the dead skin cells dissolve. Benzoyl peroxide,sulfur, tetracycline and erythromycin are antibacterialointments used to treat the inflammation and kill the bacteriain the blocked follicles. For people with moderate to server acne, in addition to topicaltreatments they my also require some type of oral medication totreat their acne. The three types of oral medications areantibiotics, hormones, and isotretinoins. All three require aprescription. Tetracycline, erythromycin, clindamycin, and doxycycline are themost common prescribed antibiotics. They work by being absorbedthrough the digestive system, then into the blood, and then intothe hair follicles where they kill bacteria and reduceinflammation. This option would be used when topical antibiotictreatments were unsuccessful. Hormones are an option available to treat teenage girls andwomen with acne. They are usually taken in the form of a birthcontrol pill. They work by increasing the level of femalehormones in the bloodstream. This helps reduce the production ofandrogen, which will then reduce the production
of sebum. For severe acne, isotretinoin is often used. It is a powerfuldrug that treats by stopping all of the changes in the skinthat causes acne. It kills bacteria, reduces sebum production,and slows the growth of skin cells. All of the above treatment options should be reviewedcarefully prior to use. As with any type of medication they allpresent some type of risk or side effect. For the over thecounter treatments read the product labels and warnings to seeif the product is right for you. For prescription acnetreatments discuss with your doctor all of the potential sideseffects you may experience. About the author:Mark MacKay is a researcher, marketer, and former sufferer.For more information on Myths, Causes, Types of Acne, AcneTreatments, Skin Care, Adult Acne, Teen Acne, Discussionforum, latest research articles and much more visit Mark's Acne TreatmentsExplained web site
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