"How to Get Your Acne Cured Instantly?"

Acne is a red, irritating skin rash primarily affecting teenagers and young adults. It can, however, occur at all ages.

Typical acne appears in the oil-producing areas of the body—namely, the face, chest, and back. Acne can also occur on the neck and upper arms.

Acne can have a short-term, potentially lasting psychological effect. Decreased self-esteem and self-confidence can lead to social withdrawal and even depression . Left untreated, severe acne can lead to disfiguring scarring.

"Who Gets Acne?"

Close to 100% of people between the ages of twelve and seventeen have at least an occasional whitehead, blackhead or pimple, regardless of race or ethnicity.However, acne is more serious. In fact, by their mid-teens, more than 40% of adolescents have acne severe enough to require some treatment by a physician.

In most cases, acne starts between the ages of ten and thirteen and usually lasts for five to ten years. It normally goes away on its own sometime in the early twenties. However, acne can persist into the late twenties or thirties or even beyond. Some people get acne for the first time as adults.

Acne affects young men and young women about equally, but there are differences. Young men are more likely than young women to have more severe, longer lasting forms of acne. Young women are more likely to have intermittent acne due to hormonal changes associated with their menstrual cycle and acne caused by cosmetics. These kinds of acne may afflict young women well into adulthood.

"Which parts of body are prone for acne?"

Acne lesions are most common on the face, but they can also occur on the neck, chest, back, shoulders, scalp, and upper arms and legs.

"Several myths about acne"

Acne is not a result of uncleanliness or infrequent washing. In other words, acne does not result from too much dirt on the skin or in the pores. Too much scrubbing may actually make acne worse.

Acne does not come from eating a lot of so-called bad foods such as chocolate or fried foods. No foods cause acne or make it worse.

You just have to let acne run its course. The truth is, acne can be cleared up. If the acne products you have tried haven't worked, consider seeing a dermatologist.

Acne Causes

Acne lesions

Acne Treatment

Special Treatments

Laser Acne Treatment

Acne Scars

"Acne Causes"

Several factors contribute to the development of acne

Bacteria: Bacteria that normally live on the skin also play a role in acne development. The bacteria known as Propionibacterium acnes are responsible for causing acne.

Hormones: One important factor is an increase in hormones called androgens (male sex hormones). These increase in both boys and girls during puberty and cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum.

Hormonal changes related to pregnancy or starting or stopping birth control pills can also cause acne.

Heredity: Another factor is heredity or genetics. The tendency to develop acne can be inherited from parents.

"Acne Lesions"

There are 2 major types of acne lesions: noninflammatory and inflammatory.

Noninflammatory acne lesions include blackheads (open comedones) and whiteheads (closed comedones).

Inflammatory acne lesions consist of red blemishes, pimples also called zits (papules, pustules), and larger, deeper swollen tender lesions (nodules).

Factors That Can Make Acne Worse

Changing hormone levels in adolescent girls and adult women 2 to 7 days before their menstrual period starts.

Oil from skin products (moisturizers or cosmetics) or grease encountered in the work environment (for example, a kitchen with fry vats.

Pressure from sports helmets or equipment, backpacks, tight collars, or tight sports uniforms.

Environmental irritants, such as pollution and high humidity.

Squeezing or picking at blemishes.

Hard scrubbing of the skin.

Stress.

"Acne Treatment"

Today, virtually every case of acne can be resolved. The key to getting rid of acne lesions and preventing new ones from forming lies in knowing that:

Resolution takes time.

What works for one person may not work for another.

A dermatologist's help may be required.

Did You Know?

Once acne significantly improves or clears, continued treatment is needed to keep acne from re-appearing.

Self-Care at Home

Wash once or twice daily with soap and water to remove excess oil from the skin.

Avoid scrubbing too abrasively because this can actually irritate the skin and cause acne to worsen.

Some cosmetics and other skin care products, however, can cause acne to worsen. Look for make-up, cosmetics, and skin care products labeled with the word noncomedogenic . This means that it does not cause or worsen acne.

Medical Treatment

Many treatment options are available to treat all forms of acne.

Medications are the main treatment for acne and usually work well.

The prognosis for most acne is excellent.

The goal in all acne treatment is to prevent scarring.

The scarring of acne can also be treated. Your doctor can tell you about various ways available to treat acne scars.

Antibiotics: Antibiotics can be effective in treating most inflammatory acne (papules and pustules). They work by killing the bacteria and also by decreasing the redness and swelling seen in the inflammatory forms of acne.

Antibiotics may be applied to the skin in the form of gels and lotions, or by way of pills

A doctor may recommend other types of drugs or therapy to improve acne

Specific treatments offered at our clinic:

The prognosis for most acne is excellent.

The goal in all acne treatment is to prevent scarring. Severe acne left untreated for a long time can result in scarring.

We design treatments as per the individual patient, which include :

Skin Analysis : Dr.Purnima will grade your Pimple and recommend a holistic and effective treatment plan , customized to you

The TOPICAL treatment carried out exclusively at our clinic includes:

Cleansing of face (or the area where patient is suffering from acne).

Application of AHA mask (which is prepared by doctor herself containing most effective ingredients).

Comedo Extraction. (This prevents scarring)

Application of cooling mask (which is a preparation made out of herbal medicines & aromatic oils prepared by doctor herself).

"Special Treatments"

Acne surgery may be used by your dermatologist to remove blackheads and whiteheads. Do not pick, scratch, pop, or squeeze pimples yourself. When the pimples are squeezed, more redness, swelling, inflammation, and scarring may result.

Microdermabrasion may be used to remove the upper layers of the skin improving irregularities in the surface, contour, and generating new skin.

Chemical peels with salicylic acid or glycolic acid help to unblock the pores, open the blackheads and whiteheads, and stimulate new skin growth.

Injections of corticosteroids may be used for treating large red bumps (nodules). This may help them go away quickly.

"Laser Acne Treatment"

Why Seek Laser Treatment For Acne?

Acne is generally successfully treated with a variety of topical and oral medications. Inflammatory acne often requires the chronic use of antibiotics by mouth. Laser treatment can usually lead to a lessening of the amount of required antibiotics. Laser treatment can improve not only the inflamed acne, but also leads to improvement in acne scars.

What Lasers Are Used For Acne?

There are 2 basic groups of acne treating lasers and light based systems. One group of technologies inhibits the growth of the bacteria that is involved in acne lesions. The other group of lasers shrink the sebaceous oil glands that play a pivotal role in acne. Theses approaches can also improve the quality of acne scars. We will often use more than 1 laser or light based system to optimize the acne clearing benefits of these devices. Because we have multiple different acne improving systems, we will use those technologies we feel most appropriate for the particular patient's condition.

How Many Treatments Are Required?

Most patients require approximately 5-7 monthly treatments to see the desired improvement. Periodic re-treatments will be required as acne flares.

What Does Laser Acne Treatment Feel Like?

TTreatments generally have the sensation of a rubber band. For those who find this uncomfortable, a numbing topical anesthetic cream can be used.

Can I Combine Laser Treatment With Other Acne Treatments?

Most patients stay on their topical medications while undergoing laser treatments. In general, less antibiotic treatment by mouth will be required. Often microdermabrasion , when combined with acne laser treatment, leads to even better results.

How Do I Get Started?

Dr.Purnima and her staff will be happy to discuss this procedure with you.

THE TREATMENTS FOR ACNE DIFFER FROM PATIENT TO PATIENT.
AT OUR CLINIC THE SPECIFIC TREATMENT IS DESIGNED AS PER THE NEED OF THE PATIENT

"Acne Scars"

A detailed and comprehensive discussion of acne scars starts with causes of scarring, prevention of scarring, types of scars, and treatments for scars.

a. Causes of Acne Scars

In the simplest terms, scars form at the site of an injury to tissue. They are the visible reminders of injury and tissue repair. In the case of acne, the injury is caused by the body's inflammatory response to sebum , bacteria and dead cells in the plugged sebaceous follicle . Two types of true scars exist, as discussed later: (1) depressed areas such as ice-pick scars, and (2) raised thickened tissue such as keloids.

The life history of scars also is not well understood. Some people bear their acne scars for a lifetime with little change in the scars, but in other people the skin undergoes some degree of remodeling and acne scars diminish in size.

People also have differing feelings about acne scars. Scars of more or less the samesize that may be psychologically distressing to one person may be accepted by another person. The person who is distressed by scars is more likely to seek treatment to remove scars.

b. Prevention of Acne Scars

Nevertheless, the only sure method of preventing or limiting the extent of scars is to treat acne early in its course, and as long as necessary. The more that inflammation can be prevented or moderated, the more likely it is that scars can be prevented. (Click on Acne Treatments for more information about treatment of mild, moderate and severe acne).

c. Types of Acne Scars

There are two general types of acne scars, defined by tissue response to inflammation: (1) scars caused by loss of tissue(2) scars caused by increased tissue formation,

Scars Caused by Loss of Tissue

Acne scars associated with loss of tissue—similar to scars that result from chicken pox—are more common than keloids and hypertrophic scars. Scars associated with loss of tissue are:

Ice-pick scars usually occur on the cheek. They are usually small, with a somewhat jagged edge and steep sides—like wounds from an ice pick. Ice-pick scars may be shallow or deep, and may be hard or soft to the touch. Soft scars can be improved by stretching the skin; hard ice-pick scars cannot be stretched out.

Depressed fibrotic scars are usually quite large, with sharp edges and steep sides. The base of these scars is firm to the touch. Ice-pick scars may evolve into depressed fibrotic scars over time.

Soft scars, superficial or deep are soft to the touch. They have gently sloping rolled edges that merge with normal skin. They are usually small, and either circular or linear in shape.

Atrophic macules are usually fairly small when they occur on the face, but may be a centimeter or larger on the body. They are soft, often with a slightly wrinkled base, and may be bluish in appearance due to blood vessels lying just under the scar. Over time, these scars change from bluish to ivory white in color in white-skinned people, and become much less obvious.

Scars Caused by Increased Tissue Formation
The scars caused by increased tissue formation are called keloids or hypertrophic scars. The word hypertrophy means "enlargement" or "overgrowth." Both hypertrophic and keloid scars are associated with excessive amounts of the cell substance collagen. Overproduction of collagen is a response of skin cells to injury. The excess collagen becomes piled up in fibrous masses, resulting in a characteristic firm, smooth, usually irregularly-shaped scar.

d. Treatments for Acne Scars

The number of treatments are available for acne scars through dermatologic surgery . The type of treatment selected should be the one that is best for you in terms of your type of skin, the cost, what you want the treatment to accomplish, and the possibility that some types of treatment may result in more scarring if you are very susceptible to scar formation.

A dermatologist's expert opinion as to whether scar treatment is justified in your particular case, and what scar treatment will be most effective for you.

The objective of scar treatment is to give the skin a more acceptable physical appearance.

Total restoration of the skin, to the way it looked before you had acne, is often not possible, but scar treatment does usually improve the appearance of your skin.

The scar treatments that are currently available include:

1.Collagen injection.

Collagen, a normal substance of the body, is injected under the skin to "stretch" and "fill out" certain types of superficial and deep soft scars.

Cosmetic benefit from collagen injection usually lasts 3 to 6 months. Additional collagen injections to maintain the cosmetic benefit are done at additional cost.

2. Autologous fat transfer. (Click for more information)

Fat is taken from another site on your own body and prepared for injection into your skin. The fat is injected beneath the surface of the skin to elevate depressed scars.

Because the fat is reabsorbed into the skin over a period of 6 to 18 months, the procedure usually must be repeated. Longer lasting results may be achieved with multiple fat-transfer procedures.

3.Dermabrasion. (Click for more information)

This is thought to be the most effective treatment for acne scars. Under local anesthetic, a high-speed brush or fraise used to remove surface skin and alter the contour of scars. Superficial scars may be removed altogether, and deeper scars may be reduced in depth. Dermabrasion does not work for all kinds of scars.

4. Microdermabrasion. (Click for more information)

This new technique is a surface form of dermabrasion. Rather than a high-speed brush, microdermabrasion uses aluminum oxide crystals passing through a vacuum tube to remove surface skin. Only the very surface cells of the skin are removed, so no additional wound is created. Multiple procedures are often required but scars may not be significantly improved.

5. Laser Treatment. (Click for more information)

Lasers of various wavelength and intensity may be used to recontour scar tissue and reduce the redness of skin around healed acne lesions. The type of laser used is determined by the results that the laser treatment aims to accomplish.

Tissue may actually be removed with more powerful instruments such as the carbon dioxide laser. In some cases, a single treatment is all that will be necessary to achieve permanent results. Because the skin absorbs powerful bursts of energy from the laser, there may be post-treatment redness for several months.

Skin Surgery

Some ice-pick scars may be removed by "punch" excision of each individual scar. In this procedure each scar is excised down to the layer of subcutaneous fat; the resulting hole in the skin may be repaired with sutures or with a small skin graft. Subcision is a technique in which a surgical probe is used to lift the scar tissue away from unscarred skin, thus elevating a depressed scar.

Skin grafting

This treatment may be necessary under certain conditions—for example, sometimes dermabrasion unroofs massive and extensive tunnels (also called sinus tracts) caused by inflammatory reaction to sebum and bacteria in sebaceous follicles. Skin grafting may be needed to close the defect of the unroofed sinus tracts.

Treatment of keloids

Surgical removal is seldom if ever used to treat keloids. A person whose skin has a tendency to form keloids from acne damage may also form keloids in response to skin surgery. In some cases the best treatment for keloids in a highly susceptible person is no treatment at all.

In summary, acne scars are caused by the body's inflammatory response to acne lesions. The best way to prevent scars is to treat acne early, and as long as necessary.

If scars form, a number of effective treatments are available. Dermatologic surgery treatments should be discussed with a dermatologist.

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