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Suggest Remedy For Darkening Zit On The Cheek
I have a big zit on my cheek and as usual it turns a dark brown color as do other pimples that usually scar, but this one is big ad the area surrounding it is getting darker and darker and the pimple it getting bigger. I cart school on wednesday, what do i do ?
Tue, 13 May 2014
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Acne is very common at your age. Treatment is guided by the severity of acne. It seems that you have inflammatory acne that are leaving behind post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
-I usually start my patients of acne on topical benzoyl peroxide gel 2.5% for day time use.
-At night I as my patients to apply a topical retinoid e.g either Adapalene OR Adapalene+clindamycin combination gel. Retinoids are good both for acne as well as post acne marks/hyperpigmentation
-I also decide to start my patients on oral antibiotics if they have inflammatory acne.
Since acne is a recurrent condition and once your acne is brought under good control with oral and topical antiacne medicines, you should still continue to use a cream/gel e.g topical retinoid for maintenance of improvement. Topical retinoids are ideal for maintenance of improvement because they are comedolytic as well as antiinflammatory, thereby preventing the formation of new acne.
It is important to not to pick your acne, since it might leave behind scars/hyperpigmentation.
regards
Acne is very common at your age. Treatment is guided by the severity of acne. It seems that you have inflammatory acne that are leaving behind post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
-I usually start my patients of acne on topical benzoyl peroxide gel 2.5% for day time use.
-At night I as my patients to apply a topical retinoid e.g either Adapalene OR Adapalene+clindamycin combination gel. Retinoids are good both for acne as well as post acne marks/hyperpigmentation
-I also decide to start my patients on oral antibiotics if they have inflammatory acne.
Since acne is a recurrent condition and once your acne is brought under good control with oral and topical antiacne medicines, you should still continue to use a cream/gel e.g topical retinoid for maintenance of improvement. Topical retinoids are ideal for maintenance of improvement because they are comedolytic as well as antiinflammatory, thereby preventing the formation of new acne.
It is important to not to pick your acne, since it might leave behind scars/hyperpigmentation.
regards
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