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Home Remedy for Acne, Cures, Proactive Acne Treatment, Light Acne, Prevention

There is still a acne myth about the best way to deal with acne - the myth is constantly fueled by the unbridled enthusiasm of some people who offer overnight acne cures. Don't get waylaid by such dubious claims. Acne Treatment can either be limited to the exclusive use of local applications or a combination of local acne treatment and oral medicines. As an important plank of local acne treatment, the importance of hygiene cannot be over emphasized. The simplest way is to wash the skin regularly and thoroughly with soap, this not only helps in improving the oily appearance, but also helps in reducing the occurrence of pimples. You can also use a slightly rough abrasive; this does not have to be anything special, a rough washcloth is good enough. Non-woven polyester webs have now been introduced and give excellent results. Greasy preparations for the scalp (oils) and face (creams, vaseline) should not be used. Many patients complain of an increase in pimples following facial cream massages - so these could be avoided.

Avoid squeezing your acne spots - this releases the gland contents into the tissues and so increases the inflammation. Some cosmetologists advise removal of blackheads - this is not only a time consuming procedure but is unlikely to reduce further appearance of acne.

Acne Treatments and Cures

Sulphur, the all important constituent of earlier acne treatments, is slowly giving way to newer drugs - retinoic acid and benzoyl peroxide. These cause scaling and redness of the skin but these side effects are very necessary for the agents to be effective. Locally applied antibiotics have been used to decrease the bacteria in the acne.

Erythromycin lotion, an effective treatment and acts as a anti acne agent, it has been recently introduced in the market.

Preparations containing sodium lactate or azelaic acid are also very effective for acne treatment.

Oral drugs are required when acne is severe and cannot be controlled by local measures. Oral antibiotics then form the pivot of therapy: the most frequently used antibiotic is tetracycline, though sulphas and erythromycin can also be used. Despite prolonged use, say for six months to a year, no serious side effects are associated with the use of tetracyclines.

Hormonal preparations have also been found useful in the treatment of acne. The contraceptive pill is used only if the patient has not improved with antibiotics treatment. Anti androgens are also used sometimes.

A note of caution is that these drugs should be used by women only, as they have unpleasant side­effects in men.

A drug, isotretinoin, has revolutionalised the treatment of acne, especially the severe variety. It is a derivative of vitamin A. This medicine holds hope for patients suffering from severe forms of acne.

Acne Scars which result from acne require specialized care and management. This aspect of acne is discussed later.

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