Saturday, October 3, 2009

The Battle with Acne

By Sara Preston

Even if you are not an adolescent experiencing the stage of puberty, you can still get acne if you don't take good care of your skin. This skin condition is due to the excessive oil secreted by your skin which develops to pimples, blackheads and whiteheads. Most skin acne is apparent on faces while some develop this skin problem on their backs and other parts of the body.

It is all too common to be embarrassed when you have acne. But having an acne skin care regimen can prevent and even cure your skin problems. How do you get or develop acne? If you have acne, you may have also noticed that some family members or relatives also have them. Having acne is said to be genetic. Some studies also show that the more stressed people are the more likely they are to develop skin acne.

In order to impede the severity of acne on your skin, you can employ some acne skin care regimen that can be effective and inexpensive. There are acne or general skin cleansers available in the market to remove excess oil, make-up and dirt from your skin. You can also try some mild soap and facial cleansers for immediate cleansing of the skin from sweat. Make sure that the cleansers do not have adverse effects on your skin. You can also use some sunscreen when outdoors in order not to further aggravate the skin condition.

But when you are already experiencing this skin irritation and feels the inflammation and pain caused by these pimples, you should still continue the cleansing agents but make sure that you also consult a dermatologist. Before trying anything on your face, check with your doctor if this is applicable to your skin condition especially if you are planning to have an oral medication. Remember that what worked for your sibling or friend may not worked for you at all due to your skin type.

If it is still on the mild stages, creams and lotions can be applied on the affected areas. These can be bought over the counter or without prescription. But if you realize that it doesn't do any good on your skin after weeks of usage, you better check with your doctor so he or she can recommend the best oral treatment or antibiotics for you. Antibiotics that have salicylic and sulfur content will most likely work well for your acne problem.

However, there are severe cases wherein these topical and antibiotic treatments are no longer applicable. There are oral medications recommended by doctors but this usually means a long term treatment. These treatments manage to control oil production and skin inflammation that causes obvious skin damage.

Once you notice the formation of acne, immediately devise an acne skin care plan to combat the effects on your skin because if you do not deal with it properly, from a mild case it can head for the worst.

It's not the time get hardheaded. Follow what the dermatologist tells you so you live your live again acne-free.

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