Acne
Acne Treatment In Chembur
Acne or pimples, are most common skin conditions seen in adolescent age group. sometimes it is seen in the adults as well. Acne can be secondary to oily skin or hormonal imbalance. Irrespective of severity, treatment is important to minimized it long term sequelae like marks and scars.
There should be holistic approach to treat acne. First acne should bring in control either with oral and topical medications or peels. Then we can proceed for treatment of marks and scars with resurfacing laser, microneedling, PRP, subcision, peeling etc.
In acne treatment, proper skin routine including face cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen is must. Moisturizer form integral part in acne skin routine, as it helps to reduce oil production, at the same time preventing skin becoming dry by use of anti-acne medications. Sunscreen is must before going for any procedure to prevent treated skin from harmful rays of sunlight.
Some tips for acne
1. Do not pick at your acne, it can leads to infection, which can give rise to marks and scars.
2. Cut down on your sugar and dairy products.
3. Follow your skin routine rigorously.
4. Do not follow social media, your friends or relatives blindly, as everyone has specific skin types and different severity of acne.
5. Do not apply Colgate, lemon, baking soda, turmeric on your face, as it can leads to irritation, which subsides with bad pigmentation.
Clean Up
It is minimally invasive procedure to remove white heads, black heads and pustules. It helps to rapidly reduce severity of acne. It is a painful procedure but numbing cream can be applied for 45minutes prior the procedure to reduce pain.
- Advantages:
- Reduces severity of acne
- Reduces risk of post-acne marks and scars
- Disadvantages:
- Painful procedure
- Time consuming
- Redness & swelling of face (last for 12-14hrs)
- Post procedure care - No face wash for 12hours.
- Sunscreen, moisturizer can be continued.
- Don’t pick at your scabs.
- No anti-acne product application for next 24-48 hours.
- No steam, sauna, parlor procedure for at least 1 week.
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