Sunday, November 2, 2008

Home remedy for acne scar

« ...The best and most effective way to treat adult acne is to start with a visit to the dermatologist. Your dermatologist will help you clear your skin up by using treatments that are not available to you at home or over the counter. These include prescription oral and topical medications that will help such as retinoids, antibiotics (don't overuse antibiotics), azelaic acid and even birth control pills, which can sometime help and other times be counter-productive. Laser treatments are also an option at your dermatologist's office. For very severe adult acne, your doctor may prescribe Accutane, which is very effective, but will produce birth defects in unborn babies, so it must not by used by pregnant women....
...The actual pimple is usually the result of bacteria entering an open skin pore causing the body to react with millions of white cells to destroy the invaders. As the white cells defend and die they cause an inflamed area that turns red (pimple) which over time becomes an even greater mass of dead cells that can form a pus pocket (white head). If a pimple isn't treated properly it can evolve into an acne scar, however, you can avoid scarring by treating acne breakouts early on....»

«...Skin lesion cultures to rule out gram-negative folliculitis are warranted when no response to treatment occurs or when improvement is not maintained. Skin irritation with peeling and redness may be associated with the use of topical retinoids. Skin pores contain the sebaceous glands that produces sebum, a natural way to lubricate the skin and hair. Skin cells are not being shed normally, and these sticky cells block the skin's hair follicles, trapping the sebum....»
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