Acne Diet - is There an Acne Cure Diet That Works?

June 14th, 2008
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Asit asked:


Ask any medical doctor if there is a connection between diet and acne and almost all of them will claim there is none. Quoting from the Journal of the American Medical Association: “Diet plays no role in acne treatment in most patients…even large amounts of certain foods have not clinically exacerbated acne”.

With years of medical education and clinical experience behind these claims, how can we the simple folks who suffer from acne challenge these statements and think otherwise? The answer is: doubt. Doubt, if its stays in the borders of reason, can open many doors otherwise will stay forever shut. Believe it or not, doubt can change reality. Doubt can cure your acne and doubt can even save your life.

Fact is, countless of acne sufferers have reported that their acne seemed to get worse when they consumed certain foods and saw dramatic positive change over their acne condition when they eliminated the same foods from their diet and when certain foods with specific nutritional value were incorporated into their diet.

So why do dermatologists so stubbornly insist that diet does not cause acne? The answer: you can’t make a profit promoting a healthy diet. At least not as much money as you could make by selling drugs and over the counters. There is a huge pressure upon doctors coming from the drug and pharmaceutical companies to prescribe expensive medications and lotions that create dependency. The truth is, that your doctor is in a way, a hostage by the trillion dollar drug companies. Did you know that the drug companies, who have no interest in producing something that they cannot control financially, sponsor most medical schools?

The right diet, although not a solution by itself, can, in many cases, dramatically reduce inflammation and even completely clear one’s acne (if you’re one of the lucky ones who’s acne is triggered by allergic response to food). Promoting a clear skin diet simply means less profits for the drug and pharmaceutical companies.

The truth is that conventional medications will never cure your acne, simply because they are pre-designed NOT to fix the internal cause of acne. They are pre-designed to deal with the external symptoms of a disease as they create more and more dependency and more dependency means making more money all at our expense and ignorance.

The Theory That Diet Doesn’t Cause Acne Is A Myth

The dogmatic theory that diet does not cause acne and that acne is merely an incurable genetic disorder was based upon two dated researches published in 1969 and 1971 that were aimed at studying the connection between diet and acne.

These studies were the foundation of the ‘acne symptoms treatment strategy’, meaning, because acne is a genetic disease that cannot be prevented, the only way to deal with acne would be to tackle its symptoms (bacteria, inflammation, puss, redness, greasiness), by applying creams, antibiotics, taking prescription drugs and over the counters.

Surprisingly enough, years after the above studies were published, clinical trials and in depth researches experimenting the acne diet link have found that the studies from 1969 and 1971 had came to the wrong conclusions and were in fact seriously flawed.

Recent studies have clearly found a significant connection between diet and acne. It appears that the wrong diet is now thought to be one of the leading acne contributing factors that can negatively affect hormonal regulation and the natural process of toxic elimination, which can seriously aggravate one’s existing acne.

Diet Shapes Who You Are (Including Your Acne)

In the same way that crashing waves shape beach cliffs and just like the wind shapes the canyon walls, slowly and methodically over time, so does eating shapes and effects our physic, our internal system, our physical and mental being, from the organ down to the cellular level.

The idea that an object foreign to our body that is inserted by the food that we eat, has no effect on us, or has no impact on chronic conditions such as acne is absurd. Diet is the primary thing that affects and shapes who we are.

Diet has cumulative effect on our bodies, and that includes our skin condition and acne, which is a manifestation of a chronic internal problem slowly shaped and built by the wrong daily dietary choices over the years.

Acne Diet and The Kitavan Islanders

While in the U.S, more than 80% of teenagers between 16 and 18 have acne and more than 17 million Americans suffer from some form of acne, there is an interesting evidence that native people that live and eat in traditional ways, have significantly lower to no occurrences of acne.

In 2002, Dr. Cordain and his colleagues published a landmark study that examined 300 people living in the Kitavan Islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea that showed that none of the islanders had even one blemish on his or her face. Similar to the Kitavans, no case of acne had been observed when the same experiment had been conducted upon the South American Indians called the Ache, living in a remote jungle in eastern Paraguay.

The natives of Kitavan and the South American Indians had no access to the latest over the counters, topical creams or conventional acne medications and they had no dermatologist to consult with. The only vast difference between them and American or European citizens is their diet.

Acne Diet and Sugar: The Sweet Poison

Aside from the fact that sugar is a 100% pure chemical with zero nutritional value, recent studies have clearly shown a connection between the consumption of sugar and the aggravation of acne.

When you consume any form of refined carbohydrates (white sugar, white flour, white rice) here’s what happens: right after you insert that ’sweet poison’ into your body, it rapidly spikes up your blood sugar levels. Your body needs to bring those levels down so it secrets a surge of insulin, other male hormones and an insulin-like growth factor called IGF-1. The excretion of these hormones overwhelms your liver and your internal system in general. The excess of male hormones encourages the skin to excrete large amounts of sebum oil: The greasy substance that encourages the p.acne bacteria to grow, resulting in the aggravation of your acne.

Acne Diet and Dairy Products: Got Milk? Got Acne

If you thought sugar can aggravate your acne, here’s another major nutritional player in the formation of acne: behold the miracles of milk. Milk (all dairy products included) is the most harmful, mucus forming, allergenic and acne aggravating food you can find. Surprised? I thought so. After years of constant brainwashing by the media, who can blame us for thinking milk is good for strong bones and healthy teeth? The truth is: every sip of milk contains 59 different raging hormones, (which trigger the hyper-production of sebum oil resulting in more acne), saturated animal fat, steroid hormones, dead white blood cells, and cow pus in abundance!

Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows 750 million pus cells in every liter of milk (about two pounds) produced in America? Think about it, the next time you pop a pimple.

Scientific studies already point the finger at milk as one of the worst acne aggravating foods: “As pointed out by Dr. Jerome Fisher, ‘About 80 percent of cows that are giving milk are pregnant and are throwing off hormones continuously.’ Progesterone breaks down into androgens, which have been implicated as a factor in the development of acne…Dr. Fisher observed that his teenage acne patients improved as soon as the milk drinking stopped.”

If there’s one element you should remove from your diet in the quest for clear skin make it this one. Not only will you see an immediate improvement over your acne, you’ll feel a huge weight has been lifted from your body. If you worry about calcium intake, don’t! Milk being acidic forming food creates a leeching effect where calcium is taken from your bones to balance the acidity. Milk actually deprives your body from its calcium resources. Green leafy vegetables, nuts and seeds are not only excellent sources of calcium they also have the powers to help you fight your acne symptoms.

Diet Is Only One of The Factors That Cause Acne

Dairy products and sugar are not the only acne aggravating foods. The two above cannot sum up the list of western made acne triggering foods. There are several other foods you should clearly stay away from if you ever wish to clear your acne. The good new is that there are tons of other foods such as essential fatty acids that are not only excellent for your skin, they can actually help you clear your acne, by re-balancing your body and promoting to an acne-free environment.

The right nutrition plays an important part in the complex process of acne formation. When doctors claim there is no link between diet and acne because certain individuals can eat specific foods and get acne while others eat the same foods and don’t, these doctors have failed to realize that there are several factors involved in the formation and aggravation of acne and diet is only ONE of them.

The Final Verdict On The Acne Diet Connection: How To Finally Overcome Your Acne Challenge

Acne is a complex condition that is triggered by several underlying factors. The only way to neutralize your acne condition is to tackle all these acne-contributing factors-holistically. Since the wrong diet is only one of these acne-triggering factors, in most cases no special diet can cure acne.

There is a however, a tight connection between diet and acne formation. Dietary factors can trigger and aggravate your existing acne. Avoiding the wrong foods such as milk, sugar and hydrogenated oils, and eating cleansing and hormonal balancing foods such as green leafy vegetables and essential fatty acids, can help your skin heal itself from the inside out and dramatically reduce your acne symptoms.

There are also several important dietary principals that you must understand and follow if you ever want to cure your acne for good.

Taking responsibility over your body and adhering to these dietary principals along with taking the necessary steps to tackle all acne contributing factors, holistically, will not only cure your acne permanently and give you the flawless acne free skin you deserve, following these principals will also significantly improve your overall health, mental well-being, look and feel.

Adult Acne - Getting Rid of It!

May 8th, 2008
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Tim Orlando asked:


If you were part of the majority of people that were unlucky to be plagued with teen acne, just think of all the snickers, jests and humiliation you had to go through, then it easier for you to understand why most adult acne sufferers go through a lot of hassles to remove adult acne from their lives. We both know that adult acne is not a terminal disease (you can’t die from having it, I guess you knew that uhhh?). The major thing acne gives us are ugly scars and sometimes they could be really ugly, like mine was at a certain time.

Most of we adults afflicted with acne are usually on the look out for the magical cure that would gives us the fresh and smooth face or skin we had when we were eleven years old. Before we go on a wild goose chase looking for the magical acne medication that would rid us of adult acne lets understand why and how these little annoying monsters grow on our faces.

Why do so many adults still have acne?

It seems from all the amount spent on all those expensive research they still tell us the same thing that we were have all read in encyclopedias, the major cause of adult acne always has something to do with our hormones running wild and also genetics (my dad had a very bad case of acne when he was younger, more severe than mine was). The genetics part simply means that your biological family history has a large chunk of the blame of why you are suffering from adult acne. But aside those there are some other factors that are responsible for worsening your acne condition, some of them include:

*Side effects from some drugs - (such as corticosteroids, androgenic steroids, and lithium)

*Picking at or squeezing at the pimples

*Harsh scrubbing of the skin

*Oil based cosmetic products - (I guess you know this one already)

*Stress, illness or exhaustion

*Heat and moisture

*Diet has a some amount of influence on acne - (and please eating chocolate does not cause acne, where the heck did you hear that from)

*Pregnancy

*Menstruation

*Menopause

How does Adult Acne form on the Skin?

The formation of adult acne as we all know has something to do with sebum, follicle and all those big words that I read in some 21 inches thick encyclopedia. In simple words it is formed when oil (also know as sebum) that is produced underneath the skin surface is blocked from reaching the skin surface where it always flows to, through a hair-containing canal called a “follicle”.

The follicle wall sheds cells often and the canal is used to remove dead cells, which sort of become sticky and block the opening as they attempt to leave the follicle. The blockage results in increased bacteria growth in the follicle, which turns the trapped sebum into a very irritating substance and results in an inflammation that is widely known as acne.

Pheww!!! All that explanation reminds me of high school biology (so painfully boring to me).

In one sentence on how acne forms it is simply put as “Dead skin cells clog the pores, and bacteria cause inflammation which results in acne on the skin”.

Although so many adults like you have tried many acne medications and cosmetics to combat acne, we tend to wonder why they seem not to get rid of the problem once and for all but still they re-occur. It seems that acne forms when one or more of these conditions occurs:

*A blockage in the follicle

*There is an over production of sebum (oil)

*Increased bacteria growth within the hair follicle.

Researchers have found out that the hormone responsible for acne, which is called “testosterone”. Yes you have heard of it before it is the male hormone (it is found in both males and females but it is produced in high levels in males). Testosterone is responsible for increasing production of sebum (oil), which results in more pimples. Since testosterone is an androgen and is more in males than females, this explains why men tend to have more severe cases of acne than women (at least that explains why I used to have more pimples on my face than my elder sister although she started having pimples on her face before I started having mine).

Adult acne occurs as visible bumps on the surface of the skin usually on the face, although body acne is also common. Adult Acne is seen as pus-filled blisters; small reddish bumps, ugly looking thick red skin on the nose, cheeks and forehead, and small reddish blood vessels all seen on the skin surface. Acne outbreaks usually occur on the face, neck, chest, and shoulders and back. A highbrow term for adult acne is “acne rosacea”.

For so many folks stress seems to be one of the major factors in aggravating their acne condition. When I was in college towards the end of the semester when the amount of work we had to do increases, I tend to have more break outs of pimples maybe as a result of the stress or because I had lesser time for acne skin care. It seems aside the fact that you have to contend with hormones and genetics being the major cause of you acne condition you also have things like stress to worsen it.

Achieving Acne Control with the best Acne Medication

The first step in treating your adult acne condition has to do with proper acne skin care.

First of all AVOID the temptation of SQUEEZING your PIMPLES. Most of the time this results in the scars you see on your face. The bigger a pimple is the higher the chances it will leave a scar if you “pop” it.

Remember to wash your skin gently only twice a day; this is very helpful in removing surface dirt and excessive oil, which could worsen your acne condition by clogging the pores. Also please do not use abrasive soaps. They could damage your skin pores and leave your skin too dry.

If you currently use oil-based cosmetics it’s time you switch to water-based, non-comedogenic cosmetics as oil-based creams or lotions irritate oily skin and cause further breakouts and blemishes.

You should also make it a habit to always remove your makeup before going to bed.

Consider applying an oil-free moisturizer to your skin after washing. This helps your skin replenish its own moisture and keeps the oil glands from over producing.

Always remember to shampoo regularly. This prevents oily hair from rubbing off on your skin.

Like we learnt in biology class, a balanced diet is necessary for optimum health. A balanced diet and drinking 10-12 glasses of water a day can help keep your skin healthy. There are some physicians that believe that an increase in iodine consumption aggravates acne and recommend a reduction or elimination of fish and iodized salt.

Relax a little to reduce stress and try planning out your activities so you are not under a lot of pressure from your daily activities.

In case you are looking for a more aggressive adult acne treatment to totally banish those little monsters of your face/body you should try using a combination of treatment like that offered by clear pores system which consists of a facial/body wash, facial/body protection cream and a herbal supplement which fights the acne from the inside and the outside. This triple combination is guaranteed to get rid of acne from your life.

Another very impressive acne treatment available is acnezine, which has natural ingredients that work to take care of the skin. They help control free radicals that cause skin damage, aging and wrinkling, and that can contribute to infection. Acnezine limits inflammation, helping take care of the ugly redness, and working to limit the inflammatory response that can cause scarring. And, Acnezine promotes healing. Acnezine consists of skin anti-Oxidant Capsules and acne Moisturizing Crème which ensures acne is combated from both inside and outside the body.

For more information on how you can permanently get rid of Adult Acne from your life and look more youthful and beautiful visit adult acne treatment a brand new blog that gives information, tips and advice on how to solve the problem of acne.

Know About the Different Acne Products

April 4th, 2008
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Aakash Shah asked:


Acne is a skin disease that is caused by a type of bacteria called P.acnes. The oil that is produced by the glands in the skin attracts the dirt and hence provides a favorable environment for the bacteria to increase in number. This causes infection resulting in inflammation in the skin. Pimples are developed as a result and they look like small nodules on the surface of the skin. These pimples spoil the look of the person and also cause pain in some cases. Acne is commonly found in teenagers during the stages of their puberty. This type of acne will disappear naturally when the boy or the girl crosses the teenage. Acne is also found in adults of the age thirty and forty. For these people specific treatments have to be taken so that the complexion of the skin is maintained.

Various acne products are available in the market for curing acne. These medicines are either ointments that are applied externally or pills that are consumed internally. For teens these products are sufficient to cure their mild acne but they are not suitable for adults. Adult acne can be cured only with the help of dedicated treatment that involves various cosmetic therapies.

The actual cause for acne is still unknown while for teens acne is mainly caused by the hormonal changes in the body. The food habit also has a major influence in causing the disease. When people take items that contain more oil, the sebaceous glands are activated to produce more sebum. The excess secretion of sebum results in the formation of pimples causing acne. Acne will become severe if the symptoms appear on unhealthy skin. When dirt is allowed to settle down on the skin for a long time, it blocks the pores thus creating acne. It is always better to maintain a dirt free skin to prevent acne. Use of cosmetics is also a major reason for acne in adults. The creams that are used in the make up stick to the skin blocking the pores. As a result the dirt is clogged up in the pores and the bacteria multiply leading to acne.

While choosing acne products you must know the ingredients of the product. Generally creams, gels and ointments are used as products for treating acne. These creams reduce the secretion of sebum and fights against the bacteria to cure acne. Doctors suggest the use of creams containing benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid for treating pimples as they are very effective. You must read the labels before buying the product to know what is included in the creams. Many of these creams will claim to have 98% nutrients for the kin and these nutrients will be present only in the outer layer. Some manufacturers may call their product as a natural one but actually these will be made of extracts from natural substances. You have to be careful while choosing these natural products. You can choose a cream that contains organic products. Organic products are safe for the skin and organic creams contain 95% organic substances and 5% water.

The acne products that are effective with one person need not have the same effect with the other person. This is because each of us has a different skin type and different products have to be used accordingly. For some people use of wrong acne products created harmful effects. For oily skin types gels should be used. If you have a normal skin you can choose any product that is found to be effective.

A good acne product must reduce the itchiness after applying over the pimples. You must not get irritation in the skin when you apply the cream on your pimples. If you have a pain or irritation then you must understand that the product is not suitable for your skin. Persons with sensitive skin should not try our acne products on their own. The product you buy must be feasible in terms of cost and cure. However none of the acne products are found to have immediate results. You need to follow the treatment for about 8 months to cure acne completely. You should not find discoloration in your skin after using the acne product. When you choose the right product for your skin you can cure your acne. Otherwise you have to visit the doctor for some other skin problem.

Scratching the pimples for clearing them off is a very bad habit that will intensify the problem. Many teenagers do this and they are left with permanent scars of acne. The modern medicine has therapies that can remove the acne scares completely.

Various home remedies are available as acne products. Vegetables and fruits must be taken in large quantities to nourish the skin form inside. Sandalwood oil is an ancient treatment for acne that is found to be very effective. Rosewood seed oil and tea leaves are also effective to cure the itchiness in the skin due to acne. Natural products in the kitchen are found to be effective against the pimples. But if you have already developed whiteheads and blackheads you must go for the medicines to cure acne. These home remedies are good for mild acne problems but for severe acne a dermatologist will prescribe medicines.

When you have symptoms of mild acne you must start using the acne products. Ayurvedic products are also found to be very effective. If your acne forms pustules and nodes it will become difficult to cure them with acne products. You must go for intensive treatments for removing the pimples. To treat the irregularities caused by the removal, various treatments like laser treatments are available that will let you regain your original complexion. However of you start treating acne at the early stages you can escape from the scars, otherwise you will have to spend more for removal of the scars. Teenagers can use the acne products for treating acne since they will have only mild acne, but for adults intensive treatments are required.

Best Acne Treatment - Acne Treatments That Really Work

January 19th, 2008
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Jason Popper asked:


Which acne treatments actually work? There are so many on the market, so many fake and exaggerated acne treatment reviews floating about, it’s almost impossible today to get an accurate representation of an acne treatment. But, there’s no more need to worry, as long as you know what you’re looking for. Acne companies make outrageous claims as to what their acne products can do, when in fact their acne creams make acne worse. In this article, we’ll look into how you can find an acne treatment that works for you, and how to use this knowledge to make a wise acne treatment purchase.

Acne treatments that work treat acne by unclogging pores, killing off p.-acne, and slowing down the excretion of sebum. By solving all three of these problems, it is almost certain that you can become acne free. However, treating acne isn’t this simple - otherwise we’d all be acne free. No acne treatment performs these three steps perfectly. Some acne treatments unclog pores, or kill off bacteria better than others, however each acne treatment has a certain type of side effect you should be aware of. Some acne treatments initially treat acne, but they stop working after just a couple of weeks. Some acne treatments worsen acne initially, but slowly improve the skin. To understand how acne products will react with your skin, you need to understand what your skin needs.

For example, if your skin is dry, you’re going to need to find an acne treatment that doesn’t dry out the skin; dry skin leads to acne breakouts. This eliminates over half of the acne treatments currently on the market, because those acne treatments use chemicals that absorb skin moisture. If your skin excretes too much oil, you probably want an acne treatment that dries out the skin, or even better yet, an acne treatment that slows down sebum production. Also, do your pimples hurt - are they red and puffy? You need an acne treatment that kills off bacteria effectively. Or, maybe you have tons of whiteheads and blackheads. A good acid that eliminates extra dead skin cells on the skin will do the job. The type of acne treatment you need is based solely on what your skin needs. Until you figure out specifically what treatment your skin needs to be acne free, you’re going to continue to suffer from acne. We’ll discuss quickly a few types of popular chemicals used to treat acne.

One such chemical is benzoyl peroxide. This chemical is one of the best in terms of killing off the p.-acne. It does so so effectively, you might even consider purchasing a bottle of 10% benzoyl peroxide and applying it directly on the affected area. Benzoyl peroxide is mainly for spot treatments, since it does dry out the skin. Overuse of benzoyl peroxide will render this chemical useless and will even cause additional acne breakouts. No chemical is perfect for the treatment of acne.

Another chemical is salicylic acid. This chemical is in almost every single acne treatment currently on the market because it effectively unclogs clogged pores. This is a very important step in the acne treatment process. By allowing the pores to be clean, sebum can once again flow out freely, diminishing your acne. However, salicylic acid is almost useless against severe acne, and it doesn’t work for all skin types.

There are many chemicals, as well as natural ingredients, currently being used for the treatment of acne. There is no miracle acne treatment, despite what acne companies like to claim. Be sure to do proper research on ingredients for each acne treatment and understand how the acne treatment will react with your skin. Also, beware of skin irritants! Skin irritants, including many recommended home remedies, may initially help treat acne, but it damages the skin, causing further acne breakouts in the future. A common skin irritant is toothpaste. Toothpaste is strong enough to kill off some nasty bacteria, and even though it kills off individual pimples quickly, it damages the skin in the process. Many acne products include skin irritants without telling you! Be sure to read positive reviews of the product before you purchase it.

Treating Acne

January 6th, 2008
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Elvis Foote asked:


 
 
 
Acne vulgaris (commonly called acne) is a skin disease caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units (skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland).  Acne happens when oil (sebaceous) glands come to life around puberty stimulated by male hormones from the adrenal glands of both boys and girls.
 
 Acne is most common during adolescence, affecting more than 85% of teenagers, and frequently continues into adulthood. It develops as a result of blockages in follicles and occurs on the face, as well as the neck, chest, back, shoulders, and upper arms.  Acne can be disfiguring and upsetting to the patient.
 
  Acne has nothing to do with not washing your face.  Although it is not curable, it is controllable; proper treatments can help you to feel and look better and may prevent scars.  Acne is a common skin disease that causes pimples. However it is not just a problem for teenagers, it can affect people from ages 10 through 40.  One myth is that eating greasy foods like french fries or pizza, chomping on chocolate, or drinking sodas causes acne.  Rather it develops when the hair follicle of skin gets plugged by over production of sebum, dead cells and become infected by bacteria.  Acne can have a short-term, potentially lasting psychological effect.  It may cause you considerable emotional distress but there is a range of treatment options to help you tackle the problem.  Acne in young women tends to be more random and linked to hormone changes, such as the menstrual cycle.
 
Treatment
 
Treatments for acne include medicines and creams.  Treatment choice depends upon whether the acne is mild, moderate, or severe. Generally the treatment will last about 6 months.
 
  Treatment is aimed at reducing the production of excess amounts of sebum, preventing the development of comedowns and killing the bacteria responsible for the infection.  There are many products available for the treatment of acne, many of which are without any scientifically proven effects.  Generally speaking, successful treatments show little improvement within the first two weeks, instead taking a period of approximately three months to improve and start flattening out.
 
  Acne will generally reappear quite soon after the end of treatment—days later in the case of topical applications, and weeks later in the case of oral antibiotics.  No matter what special treatments your dermatologist may use, remember that you must continue proper skin care.  Acne treatment for mild cases usually involves self-care measures, such as washing your skin daily with a gentle cleanser and using an over-the-counter acne cream.
 
  Acne treatment for severe cases usually includes one or more prescription medications.  Acne treatments work by reducing oil production, speeding up skin cell turnover, fighting bacterial infection, reducing the inflammation or doing all four.  With most prescription acne treatments, you may not see results for four to eight weeks, and your skin may get worse before it gets better.
 
 Types of acne treatments include: Topical treatments.  If your acne doesn’t respond to these treatments, you may want to see a doctor or dermatologist to get a stronger prescription lotion.  Alternative treatments for acne focus on self care: proper cleansing to keep the skin oil-free; eating a well-balanced diet high in fiber, zinc, and raw foods; and avoiding alcohol, dairy products, tobacco, caffeine, sugar, processed foods, and foods high in iodine, such as salt.
 
  The aims of treatment are to prevent new spots forming, to improve those already present, and to prevent scarring.  Antibiotics do not prevent pores from becoming blocked so treatment to prevent blackheads, such as benzoyl peroxide, is often also prescribed at the same time. Some types of oral contraceptive tablets help women who have acne.  It tends to be prescribed to people with severe forms of acne that have proved resistant to other treatments.  Expect to use your treatments for at least two months before you see much improvement.  Some topical treatments may dry or irritate the skin when you start using them.  An oil-free moisturizer should help, but you may also have to cut down on the frequency with which you apply the treatments.  Safe, effective treatments are out there, but sometimes it can be a little tricky working out what’s going to work for you.
 
Conclusion
 
Acne seems to affect men and women in different ways.  Young men are more likely to have a more serious form of acne.  As women get older, acne often gets better.  For many women, acne can be an upsetting illness.  But you don’t have to wait to outgrow acne or to let it run its course.
 
 Today, almost every case of acne can be resolved.  You should never try to drain or remove your acne by squeezing or picking.  This can lead to infection, worsen your acne, and cause scarring.
 
 At present there is no cure for acne, although the available treatments can be very effective in preventing the formation of new spots and scarring.  For some, acne can be a bit of hassle but for others it can be devastating.
 
  The important thing to remember is that all types of acne can be well controlled by safe and effective treatment.  So, whether it’s a few annoying pimples or more severe acne that is getting you down, face up to acne with the right information and you’ll be on the road to recovery getting the treatment you need.
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