Acne Treatment - Get A Smooth Skin For Sure

Teen girls are emotionally concerned about their skin. Acne treatment is
three layered, depending on the stubbornness of them, although it is not so
in all the cases. Milder acne in early teens generally goes off even without
any treatment, while the persistent eruptions in mid teens or later may
require a line of treatment. Three stages of acne treatment are as follows,

1.Topical Acne Treatment
2.Systemic Therapy
3.Alternative Medicine

Topical Treatment of Acne
Topical treatment of acne has evolved a lot in the past years.
What generally used to be a peeling agent, with incipients such as
resorcinol, lactic acid, salicylic acid and sulphur is now redundant and
more effective preparations with retinoic acid in varying percentages are
effectively employed more.

Retinoic acid is available in ointment and cream bases for topical
application generally in 0.05% concentration. Your doctor may advise you to
apply it on dry skin rather than wet as wet skin has a potency to absorb
more retinoic acid which cause irritation, erythema and sometimes
exfoliation. This concentration is enough in dealing with black heads too,
as black heads soften under retinoic acid but you may have to avoid exposure
to Sun.

For better feeling with acne, consider using creams or ointments with milder
concentrations of retinoic acid (0.025%) initially with benzoyl peroxide
preferably on alternate days, unless under medical advice, and gradually
increase to 0.5% concentration in a couple of weeks' time. Here is an
advice; apply the cream/ointment over the entire area for better results
than on the visible lesions.

Systemic Therapy (Internal Therapy)
Your doctor may decide on systemic therapy when

1.Sustained topical treatment hasn't yielded results 2.Systemic therapy is
more effective on back and chest acne 3.Skin is sensitive to topical
treatments followed by irritations and redness

Minocycline, Erythromycin and Tetracycline are commonly used antibiotics in
acne treatment and occasionally Cotrimoxazole.
Initial dosage for Tetracycline is 1gm/day which is enough to reduce the
Pripriono Acnes and inflammation. In rare cases the dosage may be increased
to 2gm/day. But mind you, Tetracycline should be taken on empty stomach if
not advised to the contrary.

Ampicillin and Isotretinoin are also used with the former showing results in
4-6 weeks and followed-up by topical antibiotic. Minocycline 50-100mg/day is
found more effective than Tetracycline in which it takes on irritation, and
stubborn acne.

You respond better to antibiotics in ages past teens as acne has already
begun resolving.

Warning: Oral Isotretinoin is dangerous for pregnant women for the dangers
of high teratogenic effects (deformation of
embryo.)

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