Acne Medicine and Treatments
Acne medicines and treatments vary in a large degree depending
on your type of acne, your skin type and your personal views
on medicines and natural products. This article does not list
specific acne
medicines or treatment, but talks about the various types
of treatment medicines available. For a look at products and
product types, please read our acne products article.
Acne medicine and treatment can be administered in different
way. An example of acne
treatment is regular cleansing. Another example of acne
treatment may be with the use of benzoyl peroxide, a chemical
agent that kills the P. Acnes bacteria. Here is a condensed
list of the different types of acne treatments and medications
available.
Routine Cleansing/Hygiene
Routine cleansing is probably one of the most effective mild
too moderate acne treatments available. A regular cleansing
routine can simply use mild soap and water, natural ingredients
such as rose water or apple cider vinegar, or even over the
counter products. Over the counter cleansers for acne treatment
are called acne cleansers, not acne medication. When controlling
acne, always rinse or gently cleanse the face if it is exposed
to dust or chemicals.
Acne Medications
Acne medication can come in many forms and be extracted from
many ingredients. Topical creams, ingestion and intravenous
delivery can all be examples of medication. Further, natural
products being used to treat (as opposed to cleansing) the skin
condition are also called medications. Because there are so
many forms of acne medication, it is very important to speak
to your doctor or dermatologist about your personal acne condition,
your goals and your caveats. Depending on the severity
of acne, your skin type, etc, your doctor could recommend
anything from milk of magnesia treatment to oral antibiotics
to prevent acne – two very different acne medications
with very different results and side effects.
Laser
Treatment/Surgery
In some cases, acne treatment is performed through surgery.
In the most sever cases of acne, where inflammation and infection
is actually causing a health risk, skin grafts may be necessary.
For cosmetic surgery, collagen injections may be administered
to remove the indented ‘pock marks’ left by severe
acne. More and more popular is the acne
laser treatment method. Acne laser treatment can be performed
in many different ways, but in all accounts the use of a laser
helps remove acne or diminish the appearance of acne and acne
scars (or sometimes both). Although acne laser treatment
can be expensive, there are literally no significant side effects
(slightly reddened area, some patients report very minor pain
(on parts of the skin where acne was prevalent) lasting one
day.
Acne is the number one dermatological disorder in North America,
and thus, medical research for acne medication and treatment
is heavily funded. It should not be surprising to learn that
medical scientists are already testing new revolutionary methods
of eradicating acne. Look for new treatments to be available
within the next couple of years.
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