Acne: when sanitation is not enough
For most of us, respect for rules of basic hygiene can prevent and treat unsightly buttons. Unfortunately, some people have a skin and a breeding ground for the installation of a more severe acne. For them, treatment will fight against this disease and its complications … medical or psychological.
The local anti-acne
Aside from moisturizers and other cosmetics under preventive creams and gels contractors are available in pharmacies.
Acne treatment medicated these products contain an antiseptic (benzoyl peroxide, in most cases), antibiotics or even a retinoid.
The first two types of drugs will have a predominant action on bacterial growth while retinoids act instead on the secretion of sebum. Caution, these products do not use lightly, they present significant side effects. Thus, avoid sun exposure during treatment. This photo sensitivity is common to most of these treatments.
The general treatment by oral
They are represented by antibiotics and in particular the class of tetracycline and erythromycin; bacteria encountered in the buttons (mostly Propionibacterium acne) to be sensitive.
Like all antibiotics, these drugs should not be used as one takes an aspirin during a headache. Not only do they have side effects (exposure to sunlight is cons-indicated, for example) and risk of interactions, but improper use facilitates the emergence of multi-resistant (resistant to multiple antibiotics different) very difficult to combat.
Furthermore, the use of the trace element is very little known and yet effective against inflammatory acne. It is zinc. It reduces seborrhea and promotes healing without any side effects. Useful if you want to enjoy the sun while taking care of her acne!
To fight against seborrhea is often the cause of acne, dermatologists and physicians also have a drug-based hormones estroprogestative: The Diane 35. The hormone progestin it contains exercises that serve to curb the production and excretion of sebum. There is still a black point: it is effective only after 3 to 4 months minimum treatment. Although they could be used solely for that purpose, this drug also has contraceptive properties.