How to treat severe acne?

summary

Acne is a common disease that affects the normal life of patients. Acne mostly occurs in the growth and development of teenagers. Serious acne not only causes damage to the skin of patients, but also affects the physical and mental development of patients, and even causes inferiority, depression and other emotions, which brings great trouble to the normal life of patients. Now I will introduce the treatment of acne.

How to treat severe acne?

Topical medications vitamin A acid (vitamin A cream, Adapalene Gel, Tazarotene Gel), benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics (clindamycin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, etc.), azelaic acid, sulfur lotion, etc.

Tetracycline (minocycline, doxycycline, etc.) is the first choice for oral antibiotics, followed by macrolide (erythromycin), avoiding the choice of antibiotics commonly used in the treatment of systemic infections such as levofloxacin. The course of antibiotics is usually 6-12 weeks.

Oral isotretinoin is the standard treatment for severe acne, and it is also the most effective treatment for acne. The aim of the course of treatment was to reach the minimum cumulative dose of 60 mg / kg.

matters needing attention

Warm water is often used to wash face in acne care, because cold water is not easy to remove oil, hot water can promote sebum secretion, do not use irritant soap, sulfur soap has certain benefits for acne, try to avoid using cosmetics during the onset of acne, because cosmetics are more or less harmful to acne.