Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Acne Vulgaris - Pimples

Acne (pimples) are a commonly seen in the age group of 15 to 30 years. They are associated with lots of stress and anxiety among the patients as they can heal with scarring and hyperpigmentation. Acne are a result of occlusion of the sebaceous glands present on face, chest and upper back. The reason for this occlusion are many like increased activity of these glands during this age group, obstruction to the duct of the gland etc etc.

Acne present with variety of lesions like black heads (open comedones), white heads (closed comedones), red raised papules, pus filled lesions etc. Acne may be precipitated by several factors like stress, anxiety, hormonal levels, some medicines etc. Role of diet in acne is controversial, previously it was believed that diet plays an important role in acne, but as off now there is no scientific evidence that diet plays any role in acne. But, still if some patients can associate some foods with worsening of acne they can avoid them. Most important exacerbating factor is stress.
Acne may be associated with a great degree of psychological disturbances like anxiety, depression etc. So what can we do to get rid of acne. Hmmm...........first n foremost acne is not a disease so we can just control it, time will cure them. After some age acne stop coming. So, the main aim of treatment is to keep them under control and to prevent scarring like pigmentation, pitted scars etc. There are several treatment options for managing acne including antibiotic creams, benzoyl peroxide creams, retinoid creas. In case they are more severe several oral medications like oral antibiotics, oral retinoids can be tried. Provided u take proper care of your acne it shouldnt be a big problem. So what are the things that you can do to help your acne.

  • FIRST & FOREMOST - STOP WORRYING ABOUT THEM because that by itself can worsen your acne,
  • Second - dont pick at your acne as that is likely to cause scarring,
  • Third - wash your face regularly and avoid using oily make-up's go for lighter non-oily make ups,
  • Fourth - Dont use too much of moisturisers,
  • Fifth - dont try any home remedy on them, consult a good dermatologist and he can surely help you.
  • Sixth - Food scientifically has no role in acne, so you need not stop eating things that you like.

Acne respond slowly to treatment you got to have patience to follow what your doctor has advised you. Avoid getting into scarring, once scarring is developed treatment is prolonged and u may require chemical peeling, laser treatment etc. So, dont allow your acne to stop you from enjoying your life ................it can be managed most often with simple treatments.

5 comments:

Priya said...

could you suggest me some remedy for moles on face???
number of moles are increasing every month on my face as well as on my body.color of moles is initialy brown and slowly it turns in black.its not puffy or flashy its just skin mole.
please kindly reply me with the solution.

Dr. Sudheendra Udbalker said...

I am sorry for the delay in replying to your query, i was not logging into blog for some time as i was out of station. Anyways its normal for any adult female to have approx 30 to 40 moles on there body. So, dont worry about them. There is no medication that can clear it or stop them from appearing.
But, are u sure they r just moles, do they get a bit more dark when ur exposed to sunlight.

Anonymous said...

what should i use for my acne? i have many pimples on face.and they pain too. could you suggest me some medicines? i want to get rid of them as soon as possible.currently i use clinmiskin which contain clindamycin.is that okay or harsh for skin.and i drink heamoclin syrup.please suggest me some soaps and creams for acne.and suggest me some home remedies too please...

Dr. Sudheendra Udbalker said...

Jyoti, Have u ever consulted a dermatologist regarding your acne. Clindamycin cream is a good cream for ur acne, but it alone might not be sufficient. Best thing to do would be to meet a dermatologist and follow his/her advice. The choice of cream depends on the severity of ur acne and the lesions ur showing. So its difficult for me to suggest u any cream. U can definately try a facewash called as Saslic lotion apply it for 30sec n wash it off.

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