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How To Treat Severe Acne? |
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Desperate situations need desperate remedies! Such is the call of
situation when you receive severe acne on your face, neck or bottom. But then, to treat severe acne you need to
learn various basic and medical aspects of this problem.
The
initial symptoms for all the three types of acne that is mild, moderate
and severe acne including blackheads, whiteheads, under skin cysts and
pimples, are all the same. The question is how long these unwanted and
uninvited guests stay on with you. That too on the prominent part of
your face!
Sometimes they may stay on for
months, and cause lots of anxieties, besides expenses on treatment! And
when they leave, they leave the scars on your face. Many of these scars
are permanent and difficult to remove! So, your psychological suffering
may continue for months together. Or say, until the scars disappear!
So,
the main problem is how to carry on with the damage control exercise, in
case of severe attack of acne? The emphasis is on cleanliness. Dirt and
oil are the enemies of the skin at this stage. Wash the face two times a
day, with a cleanser and hydrogen peroxide. Toxic materials must not
find a repository in the skin cells. The causes of your acne may lie
elsewhere, but this is one of the most important preliminary steps to
control the severity of acne.
Next, your eating habits require a
review. Drink lots of water. Your body deserves a thorough flush out at
this stage. The chances of infection must be met resolutely. Along with
the medication, your consultation with the dermatologist needs to be on
a regular basis.
The severe cases of acne require oral
antibiotics. Tetracycline and erythromycin are recommended in such
cases. Even the best of medications may not give immediate results in
the case of severe acne. It may take some months before the severity of
acne is brought under control.
One vitamin A related drug Isotretinoin has shown the results in this
case. For women, hormonal therapies are also used to cure such acne. In
most severe cases, Corticosteriod, a strong anti-inflammatory substance
is prescribed by the doctors.
Though, the
medication may vary from individual to individual. It depends upon so
many variable factors such as age of the individual, the skin type etc
apart from fixed factors.
Wrong diet and stress are the
contributing factors for increase in the severity of acne. But they are
not the be-all and the end-all of the problem. But remember, foods that
are unfriendly to the healthy growth of your skin, are friendly to the
growth of acne.
Another form of treatment for severe acne is
laser therapy. So far the Blue-light Therapy meets with the approval of
Federal Drug Administration for treating acne. The treatment demands its
time. It lasts for 8 sessions, each one lasting for 15 minutes.
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