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Suggest Treatment For Acne On Face
I broke out about 3 months ago really bad on my left cheek, it s not getting better or worse I was put on an antibiotic for an infection (what the dermatologist thought it was) it hasn t gotten better after that, it s very local to my left cheek the rest of my face is very clear, but they re painful (very sharp pain) when they re touched or popped and only filled with an endless amount of blood.. HELP what s going on with my face !
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Hi,
As you said you suffer from acne vulgaris. And you took antibiotic without response.You may be knowing that acne is a recurring skin disease and caused by multiple factors. Genetic influence may be also there.
Stress,anxiety,sun exposure,oily skin,oily food, dandruff,sleeplessness,drugs like steroids,pills,iodine..etc factors might exacerbate the disease.
You should continue treatment for long time even after control of disease.
Antibiotics like minocycline or azithromycine in proper doses and isotretinoin in low dose may be taken under observation of dermatologist. Local application of clindamycine with adapalene gel at night with cleansing the face by antiseptic face wash like cetaphil may be considered.
Avoid to squeez or to rupture the acne lesions,otherwise your lesions may be infected by bacteria. Then you have to take antibiotic like cephalaxin and to apply antibiotic cream like sisomycine.
Avoid anxiety related to acne.Keep patience for the good result.I hope you got my answer.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
As you said you suffer from acne vulgaris. And you took antibiotic without response.You may be knowing that acne is a recurring skin disease and caused by multiple factors. Genetic influence may be also there.
Stress,anxiety,sun exposure,oily skin,oily food, dandruff,sleeplessness,drugs like steroids,pills,iodine..etc factors might exacerbate the disease.
You should continue treatment for long time even after control of disease.
Antibiotics like minocycline or azithromycine in proper doses and isotretinoin in low dose may be taken under observation of dermatologist. Local application of clindamycine with adapalene gel at night with cleansing the face by antiseptic face wash like cetaphil may be considered.
Avoid to squeez or to rupture the acne lesions,otherwise your lesions may be infected by bacteria. Then you have to take antibiotic like cephalaxin and to apply antibiotic cream like sisomycine.
Avoid anxiety related to acne.Keep patience for the good result.I hope you got my answer.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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