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21 March 2009, 00:33
Prescription acne medications.
Not all acne medications are prescribed by doctors. There are many natural acne
medications available without the prescription. The once which prescribed
by doctors are antibiotics, steroids and retinoids. Do we always need to use prescribed
medications? The answer is no, not always.
Most mild to moderate acne or whiteheads, papules and pustules can be treated without
the use of harsh chemicals, antibiotics and steroids. It is always good to consult
with your doctor if you are starting to develop acne, but in most cases of mild acne, people
don't use heavy drugs. There are couple of things we must know before starting accutane or
Retin-a and others.
The retinoids and steroids or chemicals can not be used for long time. They have a lot of side effects
which may in fact destroy your skin's immune system. The effectiveness of steroids for example
is undeniable, they will help. But, the help won't last long. Therefore, there is no reason why, people
with mild or moderate acne need to use them.
The steroids and antibiotics for acne treatment should be used only if you have severe acne: cysts and nodules.
Cysts and nodules usually are very painful under skin bumps which can last for long time and only be treated with
steroid injection or steroid medication prescribed by doctors. Since the steroid injection administered locally,
the side effects of such shots are minimal.
Choosing right acne medication can be very frustrating. But, it is the only way to find which one will work
for you. Natural acne medications would be the safest once since they don't have the side effects and can be used
as long as needed.
20 March 2009, 09:49
Acne scars home remedies.
Scars after acne can be treated different ways, starting from acne scars
home remedies and finishing with acne scars laser treatments. There are
many scar treatments available and what all we need is to choose one.
Every available acne scar treatment or remedy has its own positive and negative sides though.
To figure out what is the difference between the suggested post acne scar care and
to help choose acne scars best treatment, we need to divide them into three groups.
The First group of acne scar treatments is prevention. Believe it or not but this is where
it all starts from. The acne scar prevention is the most important. If we prevent and
follow the steps to avoid the scarring then we won't need to read this post
further and try to find the best acne scar treatment. Following acne daily regiment is as
brushing teeth, the must thing to do every day. So, follow the steps to prevent scarring and
you will be fine.
Acne scar removals with lasers, use of acne scar masks and scrubs can be one of the options
to be considered as possible scar treatment. Here, however, one must think about the side effects
and the cost before making the decision to choose one of them. Laser scar removals cost a lot
and do not guarantee to remove the scars completely.
Home remedies for acne scars are popular among many people. It is very cost efficient but
the down side of such treatments is the time. In most cases, treating scars with home recipes
may take very very long time.
Use of vitamins for acne scar treatment is one of the new things for scars.
For example vitamins E and C started to emerge as effective scar care.
The use of vitamin C is a newest discovery and it is becoming more and more popular
among possible acne scar remedies.
Natural anti- scar crem MELT is one of them. Check the
impressive list of natural ingredients this cream has and compare them with other scar
remedies.
19 March 2009, 11:34
Cortizone 10 for acne is a risky adventure.
Cortizone 10 has been used to treat various skin conditions such as skin rush, burns, redness, swelling, itching, and irritation. Cortisone comes in diffent forms and methods of treatments: Cortisone shot, ointment, Cortizone spray and Cortizone cream.
There are many positive and negative responses from people who
used Cortizone.
Not too long ago, some people started using the Cortizone 10 as acne medication to get help
with treatment of acne cysts. Since treatment of acne has always been one of my favorite things,
i decided to do little research on positive and negative effects of using cortisone as acne treatment.
I went through a lot of different web sites, articles about cortizone 10 and red many
of different responses. Two things are obvious and no one can deny them.
First, the cortizone is a steroid. If you need to know more, it is not just a steroid,
it is a corticosteroid. There is a difference. Hydrocortizone acetate is the active ingredient of cotizone 10.
All corticosteroids are known for its fast and positive effects they provide, when used as medications.
Therefore, many users of this drug admitÓ fast, almost immediate relief from itching and burning.
There are many negative responses from people who use cortizone. As effective as the corticosteroids are,
their effects will last short period of time and will ware out after week or two. Longer use of coticosteroids
and Cortizone 10 will lead to severe side effects. Therefore, all treatmens with steroids may last only as prescribed.
No longer. If you are going to continue using Cortizone 10 longer than it is suggested, the immunosuppressive properties
of this drug will affect the immune system of your skin. leaving it open for development of other skin disorders.
It is important to avoid the use of corticosteroids as much as possible. Skin rush,
acne or cysts can be treated with natural products. There is no reason why, one must use harsh corticosteroids to treat
a skin rush, cists or acne. Avoiding the use of chemicals in general will keep your skin healthy.
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