Sunday, January 25, 2015

How long does it take to treat acne


The acne treatment generally depends upon the cause of the acne; type of acne, age group, the life style you follow and the most important thing is your job profile. Sometimes the cause can be hormonal imbalance or hormonal changes... Hormonal changes in females are generally known as Pcod. If one is facing the problem of Pcod then he can take an opinion of an endocrinologist, and for acne one can take the treatment from skin specialist or the dermatologist, he will help you out with the kind of acne you have and according the treatment would be planned according to that only.. There are various forms of acne and a treatment generally depends upon that only. Your doctor will find out the exact grading of acne and will let you know the exact treatment of your acne and duration of the treatment.


1.    Common acne vulgaris: - acne vulgaris is a very common form of acne which can be corrected with simple oral and topical ointments and following an acne management procedure. In acne vulgaris one has to follow the basic rules

No creams
No moisturizers
No oils
Drink plenty of water

Your dermatologist will help you out with the proper face washes and helps you out how you will help your skin to remain acne free. If acne vulgaris is not corrected on time it can lead to cystic acne and sometimes can leaves marks, pits over the skin. So it’s better to start the treatment under the guidance of your skin specialist.

2.    Cystic acne: - cystic acne can be corrected with the oral and topical medications. The duration of the treatment generally remains for 6 months and you get relief from acne for 2 to 3 years. One can repeat the course again after 3 years or so depending.

3.    Oil induced acne:- oil induced acne are also very common form of acne, they generally occur when the oil glands get closed due to the comedones. Using thick creams, hair styling gels, hair spas will increase the acne.

4.    Drug induced acne: - drug induced acne are generally very common among the patients who take oral steroids, anti tuberculosis therapy, oral anti cancer drugs.

5.    Steroid induced acne:- topical steroids are to be avoided in such acnes. Topical steroids generally give us a temporary relief but when we stop them the acne reoccurs back. Topical steroids are nowadays misused a lot. So avoid them.

6.    Pre pubertal and pubertal acne: - these acne problems are faced by both boys and girls who are about to attain puberty and one who have attained puberty. Small acne form eruptions starts coming over the fore head and cheeks. For this matter it the duty of the parents to help their child to following basic things with which they will have acne free skin. Parents should teach their child to wash their face at least 3 to four times a day. You should teach them to stay away from oil, creams hair spas, moisturizer, and thick creams.

7.    Adult cystic acne:-Sometimes the adults can face the acne problem. Generally after the age of 35 to 40 onwards a female starts facing the problem of acne due to the hormonal imbalance and hormonal changes. Males also face acne problem when their pores gets clogged. It can be corrected with the oral and topical medication.

8.    Acne over back:- acne can also occur over the back and sometimes over the shoulders. It should be corrected on times before they leave marks over the back. So washing and taking oral and topical medication recommended by doctor can help you out.

Cost of acne treatment


Cost of acnetreatment totally depends upon the kind of scarring or pitted you have and the most important thing is the laser modality to be used. One should first consult an experienced dermatologist who will help you identify the kind or grade of acne you have. If you have simple acne vulgaris then in that case your doctor will suggest you some face washes, topical ointments and will help you out how to keep your skin acne free. So costing for this would be only the consultation of your dermatologist. If one is having acne scarring, acne pitting and acne mark, for that matter lasers are to be considered. Laser to be used will be decided by your dermatologist after seeing the area to be involved. Multiple sessions of lasers are required to get the desired results. Costing for acne treatment starts from Rs 5000/- and goes up to Rs 25000/-

Mistakes we generally make in treating the acne


There are lots of mistakes we generally make while treating our acne. The top most mistakes are lack of knowledge about the products we use. Acne is a very common problem which is commonly faced by both male and females; there is no age limit for this. Before treating our acne we should have knowledge of the acne type we are facing. If it is simple acne vulgaris then it can be treated with the face washes and topical ointment and if you have severe acne then oral medications are to be given to correct it. One should consult an experienced dermatologist or skin specialist before opting for any treatment. If one will do wrong treatments then the acne may worsen up. Few mistakes are:-

·         We generally never follow the acne treatment for a longer period:-

Acne treatment and their maintance depend upon the kind of acne you        have. Normally for simple acne vulgaris the maintance is required till the time our skin is acne free but for severe acne problems the oral medications are given for at least 6 months to 9 months depending upon the severity of the acne. Oral medications are to be prescribed by your dermatologist after analyzing the grading of your acne. So it’s always advised to follow your prescription as prescribed by your skin specialist so that you get your skin acne free.
·         We use so many products at one time

Generally because of the lack of patience to correct the acne we start our self treatments, we start using so many products without knowing their adverse effects on the skin. These products can sometimes cause irritation to the skin or it can make the acne lesion bigger which may heal with a mark or a scar. So it’s better not to indulge in this. Ask your doctor who will help you out with good face washes with are ph balanced and
topical ointment which will correct your acne.

·         We always choose wrong products for acne prone skin:-

Due to the lack of knowledge about the products, we accidently use harsh chemical based face washes and bathing soaps which irritate our skin and worsens the acne. It’s always advised to use the ph balanced cleaners and bars which are skin friendly and they don’t cause irritation. One should always use non comedogenic products which will never clog the pores.


·         We usually pop and Pick our acne:-

Whenever any lesions occurs over our face we starts popping it or picking it and make it inflamed and sometimes the result is scarring. So it’s better not to squeeze your acne.

 

·         We wait for a long period to consult our dermatologist:-

This is the biggest mistake which we make; we should always seek the advice of an experienced dermatologist so that we can correct the acne on its initial stage before making the condition worse or scarring. So consult a doctor and follow the course as prescribed by him and never leave the course before time so that you can get acne free skin.