Acne and Today's Treatment

Acne is a skin condition that typically starts in the early teens and lasts into early adulthood. It can, however, start later and last many years. Its manifestations are oily skin, large pores, inflamed pores with plugs, abscesses (pimples), and hard lumps deep within the skin.

Without treatment it becomes a viscious cycle of oily debris, dead skin cells, plugged pores, bacteria, inflammation and infection.

Dead skin cells and oil plug the pores causing inflammation. The inflammation adds swelling to the walls of the pores, which further plugs the pores. Bacteria within the pores begin to grow and produce infection. As the infection becomes worse white blood cells migrate in to destroy the bacteria. In the process large numbers of bacteria and white blood cells die and form pus, thus the abscess (pimple) is formed. At this point most teenagers will seek help.

Help for this process begins with cleansing the face. Cleansers, such as, Biomedic Antibac Acne Wash work better than soap, because soap can temporarily leave the skin dry and cracked, which can add to bacteria entering the skin. Exfoliants, like Biomedic Exfozyme, are used to unplug the pores of dead skin cells and thick oil.

Salicylic acid, found in La Roche Posay Effaclar AI Targeted Breakout Corrector and in La Roche-Posay Effaclar Active Matte Moisturizer, is used to control inflammation and swelling and lessen the need for treatment of infection.

When infection starts there is a need to control the spread of bacteria by using antibacterials , such as, Cicaplast Epidermal Recovery Accelerator, which contains Madecassodide and Copper/Zinc/Manganese Mineral Complex. If antibiotics can be avoided it helps to prevent from forming resistant strains of bacteria.

With the skin clean, the pores unplugged, inflammation controlled and bacteria inhibited acne will not remain a serious problem.
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