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What Causes Acne On The Body During Summer?

Hi, i am 18 years old male, from northern india. its the summer time, and i observe acne on my face, back, hips and thighs in this season. the situation becomes much dire when i masturbate. i get a lot of pimples summed up in one place. all of them have white mouths, and i pick them. that is also resulting in scars. everythng remains normal in seasons other than summer. please help me fight his problem of mine.
Thu, 12 Feb 2015
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Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic

Acne is quite common at your age.
You seem to have severe grade inflammatory acne. Summer time can cause acne to flare because of sweat and humidity.
Moreover since your acne is prone to scaring therefore you are an Ideal candidate for Oral treatment with retinoids i.e Isotretinoin as well as Oral antibiotic e.g Azithromycin.
Oral antibiotics would be able to take better control of inflammatory acne. These can be continued for 4- 12 weeks depending on severity and response to treatment.
Besides, I also suggest Oral retinoids for severe inflammatory acne.
Oral retinoids are antiinflammatory, sebostatic i.e reduce oil production as well as comedolytic, therefore, Oral retinoids have multi-pronged action in acne.
Topical antiacne antibacterials like benzoyl peroxide 20.5% and clindamycin 1% gel are also an important part of the overall treatment of inflammatory acne.
I suggest you to visit a dermatologist. Your dermatologist will assess the severity of your acne and advice accordingly.

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What Causes Acne On The Body During Summer?

Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic Acne is quite common at your age. You seem to have severe grade inflammatory acne. Summer time can cause acne to flare because of sweat and humidity. Moreover since your acne is prone to scaring therefore you are an Ideal candidate for Oral treatment with retinoids i.e Isotretinoin as well as Oral antibiotic e.g Azithromycin. Oral antibiotics would be able to take better control of inflammatory acne. These can be continued for 4- 12 weeks depending on severity and response to treatment. Besides, I also suggest Oral retinoids for severe inflammatory acne. Oral retinoids are antiinflammatory, sebostatic i.e reduce oil production as well as comedolytic, therefore, Oral retinoids have multi-pronged action in acne. Topical antiacne antibacterials like benzoyl peroxide 20.5% and clindamycin 1% gel are also an important part of the overall treatment of inflammatory acne. I suggest you to visit a dermatologist. Your dermatologist will assess the severity of your acne and advice accordingly. Regards