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Acne vulgaris (acne) is a common skin condition that can affect people of all ages, although teenagers develop acne most often. Acne is a disorder that occurs when the sebaceous glands in a person's skin make too much oil (sebum). The oil combines with cells that line the walls of these glands and clogs the person's skin pores.
It is not clear what causes a person's body to produce too much oil or not properly shed dead skin cells. Vitamin B5 might help with oily skin. Outbreaks of acne may be linked to hormones, genetics, or bacteria.1 Acne is not caused by eating too much chocolate or oily foods.
Acne can range from mild to severe. A person may have only occasional bouts with acne or it may be constant. Treatment for acne is based on the severity of the outbreak and how much it affects a person's appearance.
The goal of treatment is to reduce or eliminate outbreaks and to prevent scarring. Home care of acne and use of nonprescription medications can be effective. Prescribed oral medications (such as isotretinoin) and topical medications (such as benzoyl peroxide) are also available to treat acne. Usually, a combination of medications is most helpful.
Treatments read this part!! If you go to a general doctor you'll get poor service. You'll need to be able to tell him that you want to try ### and some of ###. Or just go to a dermatoligist.
Medications do not cure acne, but they can help manage the severity and frequency of outbreaks. Different medications are used, depending on the type of acne (pimples, whiteheads, blackheads, or cystic lesions). The types of medications used most often to treat acne include those that:
Help unplug skin pores and stop them from getting plugged with oil (such as tretinoin [sold as Retin-A]).
Kill bacteria, such as antibiotics and lotions that contain sodium sulfacetamide.
Reduce the amount of sebum made by a person's body (such as isotretinoin [sold as Accutane]).
Reduce the effects of hormones in producing acne (such as oral contraceptive pills for women).
The best medical treatment for acne often consists of a combination of medications. Some medications are combined into one product, such as Benzamycin topical gel which contains an antibiotic (erythromycin) and benzoyl peroxide, or BenzaClin topical gel, which contains benzoyl peroxide and the antibiotic clindamycin. Other times, two different medications are needed. For example, some people use benzoyl peroxide lotion or gel in the morning and tretinoin (Retin-A) at bedtime.
The most common types of medications used to treat acne include:
Antibiotics, such as erythromycin (E-Mycin) and tetracycline.
Tretinoin (Retin-A) and adapalene (Differin), both retinoid medications.
Other retinoids, such as isotretinoin (Accutane) and tazarotene (Tazorac).
Certain hormones, such as estrogen (low-dose birth control pills).
Sodium sulfacetamide, such as Klaron lotion, Novacet lotion, and Sulfacet-R lotion.
Azelaic acid, such as Azelex, a topical cream.
It is not clear what causes a person's body to produce too much oil or not properly shed dead skin cells. Vitamin B5 might help with oily skin. Outbreaks of acne may be linked to hormones, genetics, or bacteria.1 Acne is not caused by eating too much chocolate or oily foods.
Acne can range from mild to severe. A person may have only occasional bouts with acne or it may be constant. Treatment for acne is based on the severity of the outbreak and how much it affects a person's appearance.
The goal of treatment is to reduce or eliminate outbreaks and to prevent scarring. Home care of acne and use of nonprescription medications can be effective. Prescribed oral medications (such as isotretinoin) and topical medications (such as benzoyl peroxide) are also available to treat acne. Usually, a combination of medications is most helpful.
Treatments read this part!! If you go to a general doctor you'll get poor service. You'll need to be able to tell him that you want to try ### and some of ###. Or just go to a dermatoligist.
Medications do not cure acne, but they can help manage the severity and frequency of outbreaks. Different medications are used, depending on the type of acne (pimples, whiteheads, blackheads, or cystic lesions). The types of medications used most often to treat acne include those that:
Help unplug skin pores and stop them from getting plugged with oil (such as tretinoin [sold as Retin-A]).
Kill bacteria, such as antibiotics and lotions that contain sodium sulfacetamide.
Reduce the amount of sebum made by a person's body (such as isotretinoin [sold as Accutane]).
Reduce the effects of hormones in producing acne (such as oral contraceptive pills for women).
The best medical treatment for acne often consists of a combination of medications. Some medications are combined into one product, such as Benzamycin topical gel which contains an antibiotic (erythromycin) and benzoyl peroxide, or BenzaClin topical gel, which contains benzoyl peroxide and the antibiotic clindamycin. Other times, two different medications are needed. For example, some people use benzoyl peroxide lotion or gel in the morning and tretinoin (Retin-A) at bedtime.
The most common types of medications used to treat acne include:
Antibiotics, such as erythromycin (E-Mycin) and tetracycline.
Tretinoin (Retin-A) and adapalene (Differin), both retinoid medications.
Other retinoids, such as isotretinoin (Accutane) and tazarotene (Tazorac).
Certain hormones, such as estrogen (low-dose birth control pills).
Sodium sulfacetamide, such as Klaron lotion, Novacet lotion, and Sulfacet-R lotion.
Azelaic acid, such as Azelex, a topical cream.