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New Acne Treatments For A New Generation

By: Flor Serquina
 

Acne is a reality many of us have to go through at least once in our lives. Sometimes, acne thankfully ends at the end of puberty; for a few unfortunate others, acne can extend into adulthood, and can be even more difficult to treat as the years pass. With a lot of research into the causes of acne, new treatment regimens are discovered every year, and new acne treatments are more readily available and are becoming less expensive to undertake.

Depending on what you want to have treated, and depending on the severity of your acne case, these new acne treatments can help you overcome your acne problems. And no matter what these treatments are, you must always consult with a dermatologist before undertaking them. Moreover, you must go to a licensed dermatologist regularly to have your acne checked and assessed - before, during, and after the specified treatment.

For those who are afflicted with the severe kind of acne which refuse to heal despite the application of the latest treatments or medications, it would be best to try alternative methods which have proven to be effective by earlier generations.

Dermatologists acknowledge that new acne treatments do not completely make old treatments unnecessary or outdated. For instance, some new treatment methods involve stripping away the upper portion of the skin, or the epidermis, and revealing the young, often incompletely developed, and painfully raw skin underneath. This can be a dangerous procedure without antibiotics, as the exposed skin can serve as an avenue for microbes to enter and cause infection. Dermatologists have been recommending oral antibiotics for decades in order to keep infections at bay.

Clearer Skin Through Birth Control Pills

Dermatologists also acknowledge that the underlying cause of most acne is hormonal, so that no amount of invasive and expensive new acne treatments can be effective without some molecular assistance. Some dermatologists therefore recommend birth control pills to stabilize the levels of estrogen and progesterone in women with acne. Fluctuations in the levels of these hormones can cause acne, so birth control pills can help add to the good effects of above-the-skin treatments.

A new treatment regimen involves the use of acids that can both prevent acne scarring and remove the acne cysts themselves. For instance, a solution with mandelic and malic acids can treat skins that are prone to acne, and with effects similar to glycolic or citric acid. Mandelic acid is a natural anti-bacterial that can kill the underlying cause of most acne: bacteria. Mandelic acid can also absorb oils that can clog pores, and it can control the release of oil from oil glands beneath the skin. Malic acid, on the other hand, can keep the skin naturally hydrated without making it release oils.

Light And Photodynamic Therapy

Efforts to come up with the latest applications of treatment for scars brought about by acne have resulted in the use of different frequencies of light. The use of the blue and red light therapy at certain frequencies either through bulbs or lasers is believed to reduce the acne lesions. This kind of therapy is meant to destroy the acne-causing bacteria and this procedure has been found to be highly effective. This procedure is, however, expensive considering that the technology is new.

Another application is the use of high energy blue or violet light meant to eliminate the acne-causing bacteria. Unfortunately, this is still subject to further detailed studies and should be applied with due care.

Zapping Acne With Laser

Another treatment regimen involves the use of lasers to remove acne and reduce the scars that acne leave behind. In general, laser treatment burns out the follicle sac in which hairs grow, and in which acne begins to form. A laser will also burn out the oil glands that produce pore-clogging oils.

The laser will also induce the acne-causing bacteria to form oxygen molecules. Because acne-causing bacteria thrives in an environment without oxygen, and is killed in the presence of it, laser therapy should remove acne-causing bacteria completely.

Current acne treatment technologies present people with a variety of choices. These treatments have been made available to people with acne problems from all walks of life, anywhere in the world. Even as research on modern day acne treatment continues to unfold, people have ready options that work and that are relatively affordable. Your acne troubles do not have to stay with you for the rest of your life.

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