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How Can I Get Rid Of Acne Easily?
hello,
I have acne for over 20 years. in time using a lot of creams and lotions is gone, but not 100%, i still have about 30-40 % left, coming and going. i want it gone forever . what can i do? i done my hormonal tests and everything seams to be alright.
thank you!
I have acne for over 20 years. in time using a lot of creams and lotions is gone, but not 100%, i still have about 30-40 % left, coming and going. i want it gone forever . what can i do? i done my hormonal tests and everything seams to be alright.
thank you!
Wed, 18 Mar 2015
Hi,
You said you suffer from acne vulgaris from long time. You have taken treatment,but it recures...right? I can understand your concern for relapse of acne. It is a multifactorial disease. There may be different form of acne like comedones,papules,pustules or cystic lesions.
Stress, anxiety, sleeplessness,drugs like steroids,oil food,dandruff..etc might exacerbate the disease. I can understand your anxiety for acne and you might get post acne melanosis.
But, you have to take treatment for long time to have good response.
You consult dermatologist.
He might give antibiotic like minocycline 50 mg daily in morning and isotretinoin cap in low dose of 5 mg daily at night . Zinc sulfate and vitamin C may be taken to enhance good response.
And he might advise to apply clindamycine gel in morning and adapalene gel at night. And to cleanse the face with antiseptic like acmed face wash.
Have pateince for the result. It may take few months for the good result. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
You said you suffer from acne vulgaris from long time. You have taken treatment,but it recures...right? I can understand your concern for relapse of acne. It is a multifactorial disease. There may be different form of acne like comedones,papules,pustules or cystic lesions.
Stress, anxiety, sleeplessness,drugs like steroids,oil food,dandruff..etc might exacerbate the disease. I can understand your anxiety for acne and you might get post acne melanosis.
But, you have to take treatment for long time to have good response.
You consult dermatologist.
He might give antibiotic like minocycline 50 mg daily in morning and isotretinoin cap in low dose of 5 mg daily at night . Zinc sulfate and vitamin C may be taken to enhance good response.
And he might advise to apply clindamycine gel in morning and adapalene gel at night. And to cleanse the face with antiseptic like acmed face wash.
Have pateince for the result. It may take few months for the good result. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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