Acne treatment is not easy. Often the patient and doctor can feel frustrated because the acne treatment might not instant. It takes cooperation between doctor and patient to be able to resolve this problem with proper acne and effective.
Handling the wrong way to treat acne or less precise often tend to aggravate the situation and the more difficult to treat and require a longer time.
Here are some guidelines for the care and treatment you avoid wrong in dealing with acne.
1. Fast despair in the treatment of acne. Acne treatment does sometimes take a long time to be able to generate a positive response, which is about 2-6 weeks. For that, you should use your acne medication for a period of 1 month before deciding to discontinue the treatment. If you notice any improvement, then the treatment should be continued. Sometimes, during the initial treatment, your acne will look worse, it is natural and nothing to worry about.
2. Tried many acne medications at the same products. Because it is often too quickly despair because of the type of treatment, patients often tried many acne medications at a time. This tends to make the skin more irritated, and eventually led to the healing process of acne cause scars blackish or scarring.
3. Wash or excessive facial scrub. Excessive washing and scrubbing the face does not help the healing process of acne, rather than cause irritation to the skin. Do not rinse your face with clean after washing your face can cause irritation caused by residual soap left on the face.
For that, choose a non-soap cleanser irritating and with the appropriate pH with a pH of skin that ranges from 5 to 6.5.
4. Select the products that cause acne. Choose a product that is "non-comedogenic" and "do not cause acne". These products usually do not contain excessive alcohol or does not contain excessive soap base. Cosmetic products, sunscreen and moisturizer containing isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, butyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, Decyl oleate, isostearyl neopentanoate, isocetyl stearate, myristle myristate, cocoa butter, acetylated lanolin, and D & C dyes tend to close the pores pores and can lead to acne. Products containing oils can also cause acne.
5. Pressing and solve acne by force. Pressing and solve acne by force can lead to more severe inflammation process and the healing process becomes longer. In addition, the healing process can leave scarring and black scars on the skin. For that you should avoid and solve acne suppress by force. Let the healing process of acne walk normally and properly.
6. Too late to see the doctor. If acne can not be overcome with medication-free, appears very much and cause a lot of scar tissue, then it's time to see a doctor. The doctor can provide treatment at a dose that is stronger than free medicines and also according to the patient's needs using the latest technology such as laser.
7. Do not use the drug in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Acne drug use should pay attention to the rules of use. Patients are encouraged to not use excessive drug or less in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. If used with excessive it can cause irritation and redness. Meanwhile, when not in accordance with the rules of use it will not give the desired healing effect. Consistency, perseverance and patience are needed in the treatment of acne. Often the treatment of acne should be used in all areas that may potentially arise acne. When treatment is given only to have acne, eating treatment can not provide the desired preventive effect. Compliance with the rules of use greatly affect the outcome of treatment.
8. Stopping the drug prematurely. The use of acne medication should not be stopped suddenly. Its use should be reduced gradually and should continue using maintenance treatments. If treatment is stopped suddenly, the recurrence of acne will emerge more.
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