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How Can Acne And Pimples Be Treated?
hello. im angeine. and im 15 years old. im presently having this acne crisis on my face and its like a total wreck! i hate it! i've tried everything just to cure it but nothing does the magic! ii still have scars and new pimples are still coming every week, and when they're gone, they leave a scar on my face! its brown spots! i've been modeling on my school and using foundation to hide my pimples but what it does is cover it then leaves a new pimple! i hate it! my face is very sensitive! a lot of people from school are already noticing that my acne problem is getting worse than before. plase help me. coz i really want my acne to vanish like magic! thanks!
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
Hi Angeine,
Thank you for posting your question on Health care Magic
Acne is a very common condition occuring in teenage years and I suggest dont worry about it much :-) Having said that,
Acne treatment is usually given according to the grade of acne you have which can range from Grade I (mild) to Grade 4 (very severe). Also the treatment varies from topical cream applications, microdermabrasion chemical peeling and in severe cases oral medications.
As you haven't mentioned the area involved over the face and types of lesions (e.g black heads or red spots or pustules) I will suggest the following treatment of the time being:
1) Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide gel, to be applied over the pimples in a pea size amount at night. Stop if there is any redness and irritation
2) Do use a good moisturizer if there is any dryness
3) Use a topical medication with kojic acid to be applied of dark spots at night
4) DO NOT fiddle or press the pimples as it will leave spots and scars
5) Do remember acne may come in bouts due to the hormonal changes occurring in you during your teenage years, which will decrease with age.
Do follow up with me with good clear photographs of the lesions for a better solution.
Thanks,
Regards,
Dr. Gauri Kshirsagar
Thank you for posting your question on Health care Magic
Acne is a very common condition occuring in teenage years and I suggest dont worry about it much :-) Having said that,
Acne treatment is usually given according to the grade of acne you have which can range from Grade I (mild) to Grade 4 (very severe). Also the treatment varies from topical cream applications, microdermabrasion chemical peeling and in severe cases oral medications.
As you haven't mentioned the area involved over the face and types of lesions (e.g black heads or red spots or pustules) I will suggest the following treatment of the time being:
1) Adapalene and benzoyl peroxide gel, to be applied over the pimples in a pea size amount at night. Stop if there is any redness and irritation
2) Do use a good moisturizer if there is any dryness
3) Use a topical medication with kojic acid to be applied of dark spots at night
4) DO NOT fiddle or press the pimples as it will leave spots and scars
5) Do remember acne may come in bouts due to the hormonal changes occurring in you during your teenage years, which will decrease with age.
Do follow up with me with good clear photographs of the lesions for a better solution.
Thanks,
Regards,
Dr. Gauri Kshirsagar
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