EARLY ACNE SCARS PREVENTION
Very often you may have acne outbreaks and be troubled about it because you should assist a social gathering, school presentation or go on a romantic date. What to do about this acne outbreaks if you have only a few days in your hands?
It is no doubt troublesome to know that you will have to assist some significant event with pimples on your face. But in search of fast cures, you may waste lots of money. There are no quick miracle cures for acne, but there are a few remedies that help to eliminate acne soon. Let us find out.
If you have a large pus-filled cyst, the best way would be to get it treated with steroids. Your doctor can do that. Steroids dry out acne in few days.
If you have spots spread all over the face, you can use a combination of benzoyl peroxide and AHAs. Benzoyl peroxide can heal the acne and AHAs will peel away the devitalized skin layers to minimize the redness. You could also apply products containing salicylic acid. It is a beta hydroxy acid and will clear the acne pimples fast.
If you have pus-filled pimples and suspect that those spots could get infected, you can ask your doctor for oral antibiotics. Oral antibiotics will destroy all the propionibacterium acnes bacteria that are populating your acne cysts.
Typical Concerns On Acne & Acne Treatment
Exaggerated sebum secretion: At puberty, rising levels of androgens, the main sebotrophic hormone, begin to drive an elevation in sebum production. However, while androgenic promotion is crucial in the pathogenesis of acne, the typical acne patient does not have significant endocrine abnormalities. Hormonal therapy is not recommended in the initial management of moderate to mild acne, although females who require oral contraception can be candidates for anti-androgen therapy early in the course of treatment.
Unusual desquamation of the follicular epithelium: In acne, keratinocytes hyperproliferate and gather inside the sebaceous follicle. As these abnormally desquamated cells gather in the sebaceous follicle, they promote microcomedo formation. The microcomedo, is the initiator to all acne lesions and is present in 80% of acne papules but is imperceptible to the unaided eye. However, as the already blocked follicle starts to fill with lipids, bacteria and cell detritus, the microcomedo progresses to open or closed comedones (blackheads and whitehead, respectively), both of which are non-inflammatory lesions. If P. acnes grows, inflammatory mediators are generated and inflammatory papules and pustules appear.
Bacterial proliferation: The microenvironment of the follicle in acne is prone to colonization with P. acnes. This leads to inflammation and the production of the visible papules and pustules with which acne patients typically present to dermatologists.
Inflammation: Inflammation in acne occurs as a result of hormonal and cellular immune responses to P. acnes proliferation. It has been suggested that changes in sebum secretion or structure irritate infundibular keratinocytes leading to the liberation of interleukin 1a (IL-1a). Opening of the follicular duct produces the extravasation of lipids, corneocytes and bacteria into the skin, causing more inflammation.
New solutions are now available to reduce increased sebum production thanks to biological components that guarantee no allergic reactions or negative side effects. Those special components encourage fibroblast proliferation and thus make scar free healing of acne cysts possible. They also efficiently help fade those already existing acne scars.
Published February 7th, 2008
Filed in Health
