Finding an suitable acne treatment

By: Kelly Grace
Submitted: 2008-01-19 16:15:42
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Acne brings that feeling of embarassment and low self esteem within a person irrespective of their age groups. Although the acne may leave small marks but still that much is enough to invoke a feeling of self consciousness when a person steps out. Even if others wont talk about the acne on your face but still you need to get rid of acnes for professional reasons and to enhance the physical appearence. To get rid of the acne from face one should turn to popular acne treatments.

1. Acne removal creams: Most of the people rely on creams to get rid of those acne marks that pop up on the face. All the cosmetic companies sell the acne removal creams with the promise that appolying them once, twice or thrice a day will bring the results. But before trying on any acne removal creams it will be better to judge your skin type. Mostly these Acne removal creams give good effects depending on ones skin type and body type. Don't stick to one cream only if it is incapable of bringing the desired effect on your skin instead try different creams which suits your skin and which you feel can bring the good effects. If you feel the acne removal creams are not bringing any desired effects then search for other methods of treatment.

2. Acne removal lotions: People may find some interesting acne removal lotions on shelf which are expensive. Although all the cosmetic companies produce such lotions but the method of application may be different. Some lotions are to be sprayed on the skin then they are to be scrubed off using some some cloth or rinsed off. These lotions are very expensive ones. So before investing on such acne removal lotions think of the expenses and the outcomes because most of the times it is found that such treatments are not that effective.

3. Acne shots:Other than this acne removal creams and lotions some people also rely on acne shots. These shots generally dry out the skin around the scars where they are injected. But this is not free from side effects as the acne may disappear but it will leave the dry skin around. Acne will disappear almost immediately, but not before peeling ouf the skin in your entire body. As long as you dont apply the moisturizer all over skin regularly there are chances of skin being peeled .

4. Blue light acne treatment - It has been found that more acne affected people are now relying on Blue light acne treatment is a breakthrough . Blue light acne treatment may be alternative to those patients who have lost hopes of erasing the acne scars after trying many other traditional therapies. The process is explained as below " Blue Light gets at the core of what causes acne eruptions: P. acnes, the bacterial responsible for causing acne inflammation, pumps out tiny molecules called porphyrins.

When those porphyrin are exposed to certain wavelengths of light, they produce free radicals that kill the bacteria. Without P. acnes around to cause inflammation, acne clears up". It has been found that skin heals up fast when exposed to red light so the effective acne treatment is the combination of blue and red lights. The advantage of this Blue light acne treatment is that it is 100% natural and non- invasive. It is drug free with no adverse effects.

5. Acne laser skin treatment: Many people also go for laser treatments. There are many types of Acne Laser skin treatments-

Nonablative Lasers: This type of acne laser treatment can reduce the wrinkles and tighten the underlying skin.

Carbon dioxide lasers: They can shot bursts of energy to skin which will remove the damaged tissues layer by layer.

Erbium laser treatment: This acne laser treatment is used by the people with shallow to moderate rashes on skin.

Although more and more people are nowadays preferring to laser treatments for erasing the acne scars but even such treatments are not free from their share of side effects. Skin discoloration, skin crusting and swelling of the affected areas are some of the side effects observed in this area.

Hopefully you may be attracted to one of this treatments but simply choosing a mode of treatment is not the important thing but choosing the mode of treatment to which you can make the commitment is more important thing. Treatments only work when one can stick to them or commit to them. Pros and cons of every treatment should be analysed with caution before commiting towards it.

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