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| Topical and Oral Treatments | Topical Treatments
There are some relevant treatments you may be prescribed including those listed below:
• Azelaic acid (Skinoren) is an alternative to benzoyl peroxide and may not make your skin as sore as benzoyl peroxide.
• Retinoids such as Adapalene are medicines based on vitamin A, which are rubbed into the skin once or twice a day. They work by supporting the outer layer of skin to flake off.
• A topical antibiotic lotion applied to the skin can be used to treat the Propionibacterium Treatment usually lasts for at least six months.
Oral Treatments
There are few oral treatments you may be prescribed including those listed below:
• Oral antibiotics, such as tetracycline, can be prescribed for inflammatory acne. They should be taken every day for 3-6 months. The success of this treatment can be confined because the bacteria are often resistant to the antibiotics. Antibiotics do not prevent pores from becoming blocked so treatment to prevent blackheads, such as benzoyl peroxide, is often also prescribed with antibiotic therapy.
• Some types of oral contraceptive tablets help women who have acne. A combination of the common pill hormone called ethinylestradiol with cyproterone acetate such as Dianette suppresses male hormone activity so is often used in women with acne.
• Isotretinoin is an oral retinoid, which also exists in a topical form. Isotretinoin as a rule dries oily secretions. It usually prescribed to people with severe forms of acne that are insensible to other treatments. There many serious side effects of this drug, such as depression and liver disorders. You should not take isotretinoin if you are pregnant, because it is very dangerous to an unborn baby. Isotretinoin is usually prescribed under the supervision of dermatology specialists.
Basic acne treatments product ingredients include:
• Salicylic Acid.
• Glycolic Acid.
• Benzoyl Peroxide.
Salicylic Acid:
• There is ample evidence that salicylic acid is your best attack on acne.
• Salicylic acid reduces the number of primary lesions and therefore the number and severity of all lesions associated with acne.
• Salicylic acid is safe even on darker skin.
• As the first step in treating acne – salicylic acid is proven to be safe and effective.
Glycolic Acid:
• Glycolic acid is one of the most widely used of the broadly popular alpha hydroxyl acids, as an efficacious chemical peel.
• Even in strong concentrations, it has few negative side effects.
• Long-term daily use of low-strength glycolic acid products may also have some useful effects on scars.
• Glycolic also makes the skin more resistant to attack from ultraviolet light (thus reducing the impact of photo-aging), improves its moisture retention, and, perhaps for the same reasons, improves its general condition.
• Glycolic acid, used alone, is fairly effective against acne and (even at much higher concentrations than are recommended) is safe, however, by itself, it is not a complete solution and does work best as part of a skin care regime.
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