Treatment of Acne Scar on Body
Acne scar on the body are generally more difficult to treat than scars on your face. Reason is because there are more blood vessels supply blood to your face than elsewhere on the rest of the body. Hence, wound on the face then to heal faster and better than those on the body.
Also, there are fewer pilo-sebaceous glands on non-facial skin and they are thicker. It is the migration of cells from the pilo-sebaceous glands that heals injury. Therefore the fewer these units, the longer it takes to heal the wound.
Fortunately there are some treatments for body acne scars that are effective and they are carry out by either the dermatologists or aestheticians. For body scars that are red, pulse-dye laser or other vascular lasers can be used to remove the red component. If the scars are brown, then the more aggressive lightening agents can be used. And for depressed body scar, filler can be used to fill up the uneven surface.
There are many options available to treat acne scars. For less serious scars, you can actually them alone, over time, the condition will improve and the scars become less noticeable, blending into the rest of your face.
For more serious and noticeable scar, we’d recommend that you work with a cosmetically oriented dermatologists or plastic surgeon to correct the situation. This will help you greatly in your appearance and also build up your self-esteem.
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Myths and Misinformation About Acne
Myth: If You Leave Your Acne Alone, You’ll Outgrow It
This is absolutely untrue. If you acne outbreak, it is important to treat it as early as possible. Leaving it alone can often make matter worse. And if it does get worse, it can create permanent scars which not just affect your physical look but also your emotion feeling about yourself.
Myth: Acne Is Caused by Eating Oily Food, Chocolate or Caffeine
There is no strong medical evident that certain type of food or diet result in acne. However if you notice that certain kind of food consistently cause you to suffer from acne outbreak, it is best that you avoid them. For example, some people are very sensitive to food with high iodine content such as shellfish, dried fish and seaweed which result in flare-up. There are some studies theorize that hormones in chicken, beef and dairy products may cause early adolescent acne but that has yet to be proven. However if you have concerned, then you may want to substitute other sources of protein and calcium for these products or try hormone-free organic version of them.
Myth: Acne Is Seasonal
Acne is not a seasonal skin problem. You can suffer from acne outbreak during any time of the year. However temperature and humidity may increase the oil production of your skin and hence result in acne.
Myth: Sunscreen Causes Acne
A heavy and occlusive sunscreen can attract and hold on to heat in your follicles which can result in skin inflammation and causing numerous small red bumps to form. However this reaction is not true acne but a condition known as miliaria. A good non-comedogenic sunscreen will not result in acne.
Sun screen is a very important prevention measure against skin cancer. Hence we will never advice you not to use it. In fact, you should always apply sunscreen to your skin when you need to go under the sun. For people will acne-prone skin, we’ll recommend that they use oil-free non-comodegenic sunscreen.
One important thing to note - Acne medicine such as benzoyl peroxide Rein-A and salicylic acid may increase your skin sensitivity to the sunlight. Hence if you use these medicines, it is very important that you apply sunscreen before you leave the house.
Myth: Drinking Lots of Water Will Wash Away Acne
Although drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water each day is essential for a healthy body, there is no evidence that drinking water alone will wash away acne. While water alone will not eliminate acne, it will greatly assist your skin in remaining healthy and that will be one portion of the pie in fighting acne.
Myth: Sun Exposure Help To Heal Your Acne
With the increasing use of blue light by some dermatologist in treating acne, some people start to believe that sun exposure helps to heal their acne. A small amount of sunlight may appear to help your acne initially as breakout temporary dry up and your new tan help to cover up the red blemishes. However prolonged sun exposure will increase the plugging of your pores, producing blackheads and whiteheads and not forgetting the increase in risk of skin cancer.
Myth: Acne Is Caused By Not Washing Your Face Regularly
Acne is not caused by dirt or uncleanliness. In fact, if you wash your face too often or rub it with alcohol to help you get rid of excess oil and to feel clean, that in fact will stimulate more oil production. Washing your face twice a day is usually good enough to get rid of dirt and bacteria on your skin.
Myth: Blue Light Therapy Can Cure Acne
Many dermatologist are using blue light wave in treating acne today. Blue light works by sterilizing the skin for a short period of time, removing acne bacteria and temporary improve acne when used with traditional topical acne medication.
However it is still too early at the moment to tell whether blue light therapy is in fact helpful and whether its long term benefit out weigh the expenses and frequently visits for the therapy. Will have to wait and see as studies on it effectiveness as studies are still on going.
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Posted by admin on November 6th, 2008 filed in Acne Scars | Comment now »
Acne Treatment With Oral Antibiotics
Oral antibiotics work by removing the p.acne bacteria and decreasing inflammation. However there is a big challenge today in using modern antibiotic - that is, over-prescription of antibiotic. The result is a growing resistance to these drugs which means that diseases that once could have been wiped out with a course of antibiotics may now have dire potential.
We are not suggesting not to use antibiotics. In fact, they should be used as long as they are prescribed for the right reason. For example, antibiotic should be used on patients with moderate to severe acne. Two of antibiotic that we feel are safe and effective are doxycycline and minocycline. They are easily absorbed form of tetracycline which has been used for decades to reduce acne inflammation. Tetracycline has very few side effects however there is an emerging resistance to this drug.
Another effective antibiotic for patient with moderate to severe acne is erythromyclin. Unfortunately it has been overly prescribed which resulted in 50 percent of the people are resistance to it. Still erythromycin and eteracycline are very useful because of their anti-inflammatory potential.
Other oral antibiotics include sulfa drugs such as Bactrim and Septra. They are effective orally but can cause worrisome reactions such as skin allergies and bone marrow suppression.
Clindamycin taken orally has been use for over forty years and is a second-line antibiotic, prescribed when the tetracyclines or erythromycin medications fail. The most significant, though rare adverse reaction associated with clindamycin is pseudomembranous colitis, which is a bloody diarrhea that required treatment by a gastroenterologist.
When prescribing antibiotics to patient, it is important that the dermatologist set a timetable to its use. The average course of antibiotic treatment is about one to six months.
After the end of the course, the dermatologist should schedule an appointment with the patient to assess the acne condition. If the condition improves and there is no side effect, the treatment is to be continued until the skin is clear. Usually topical medication is to be used concurrently and some time
Differin or Retin-A is prescribed to aid in further improvement or addresses other problem such as post-inflammatory pigmentation.
A second appointment is to be arranged with the patient after six to either weeks into the treatment. If the acne condition improves, then the dermatologist is likely to lower to stop the oral antibiotic dose and just continue with the topical treatment.
There is no miracle antibiotic cure for acne. Just like you don’t get acne over night, neither will it goes away over night. Sometime if the condition does not improve with the use of one type of antibiotic, another type may have to be prescribed.
For female patients, they can use birth control pills and spironolactone (Aldactone) for acne treatment. However if the condition does not improve and the acne is severe enough and likely to create scar, then the dermatologist may even issue Accutane as the next remedies. In our opinion, it is better to have five months of Accutane treatment than months or years on antibiotic that does not help in solving the acne problem.
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