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How To Treat Moderate Acne? |
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Moderate acne is the second stage of the acne
problem. That is, next to the mild acne. When your acne problem reaches
this stage of severity, it overrules the merits of simple medications.
Precisely speaking your medication at this stage includes a single
method or a combination of methods as decided by your dermatologist. You
just can't take the liberty of self-treatment.
Your prescription medication could be oral or topical. The standard oral
medicines to treat acne of this type include benzoyl peroxide,
tretinoin, azelaic acid, adapalene and antibiotics. Wherein tretinoin is
an altered form of vitamin A, the antibiotics help to tackle bacteria
and reduce inflammation. The effect of vitamin A is to stop the growth
of the comedones. It makes way for the other topical medicines like the
antibiotics to enter the follicles. To decrease the formation of the
comedones is the main objective behind all these medications.
If
you are on the course of oral antibiotics you may face some side effects
such as dizziness, lightheaded, upset stomach and alike. These
antibiotics are supposed to curb the growth of bacteria and reduce the
inflammation. The common antibiotics for treatment of acne are
minocycline, doxycycline and tetracycline. Also, some of these medicines
used for a long time, may lose their effectiveness!
The topical
medications are available as creams, solutions, gels or lotions. Before
determining a prescription for you, the dermatologist decides upon your
skin type. Well, the skin may seem to be so thin a part—but it has its
variant 'moods'.
For people with sensitive skin, creams and
lotions are prescribed. They provide moisture and benefit this peculiar
type of skin. For dry skin, gels and solutions, which are alcohol based,
are prescribed.
The
dermatologist tells you about their application. He details you on how
and how often you are expected to use them.
Prescription topical medicines may cause side effects to some people.
Initially your skin condition may worsen before showing the signs of
improvement. Side effects are in tune with the nature of the skin. The
most common of them are stinging, redness, peeling, scaling, burning and
even discoloration of the skin. Again there is medication for the side
effects such as retinoids. After taking the medicines for some time,
these side effects may disappear but if they persist, for a long time,
you need to consult your dermatologist again.
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