Acne Treatment
Finding Acne Treatments That
Work
A lot of people think of acne as just one of those annoying
things that everyone has to go to in adolescence, but for some
people it is much worse. Acne treatments are usually simply a
convenience – something to make pimply teens feel better about
the way they look – but if you have severe scarring acne, they
are a necessity. Bad acne is not always something that will go
away on its own. If it is bad enough, it can leave scars on the
face that can last for the rest of your life.
That doesn't mean that every acne treatment has to be
drastic. A lot of people get by with pretty simple acne
treatments using little more than soap, water, and common
sense. When my best friend in high school came down with a bad
acne breakout, his mom put him on a strict diet.
He ate a lot of fruits and vegetables, cut out all processed
foods, and gave up beef and fatty meats. In addition, he got an
acne cleanser – basically rubbing alcohol with a little mojo –
and took to washing his face three or four times a day. His
face cleared up within a week, all without the use of any
drastic acne treatments.
My case was different. I got little benefit from facial
cleansers and soaps. Although eating badly made my acne worse,
eating well did not make it much better. My mom was getting
worried that I would get scars, so she took me to the
dermatologist.
The doctor was glad that I had come in. apparently, acne
scar treatment is a whole lot more difficult than treating the
acne itself before it gets to that point. He provided a facial
cream called Retin-A, and told me to come back if the problem
did not go away.
At first, I was skeptical that things would get any better.
After four days of using his prescribed acne treatments, things
had barely improved. I decided to be patient, however, and gave
it another week. Slowly but surely, my face started to look
better and better.
The cream did not work by itself, but with the aid of
careful eating habits and frequent facial cleansing, it
did the job. Soon, I was almost entirely pimple free. I still
had to watch out for occasional breakouts, but after going to
the doctor, it was never that bad anymore.
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