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Treatment and Prevention of Acne |
by Mike Joseph
Have you ever wondered if what you know about the
treatment and prevention of acne is accurate? Consider
the following paragraphs and compare what you know to
the latest info on acne .
Is it possible to prevent acne? Most individuals would not
even consider asking the question unless they were troubled
by this disorder in the first place, so it is not really a
matter of preventing acne from occurring at all, but of
curing it first, then preventing its return.
Much advice in the western world declares that diet is not
a factor in causing acne, yet those who live in some other
countries are not affected by the condition. Whether this
is an inherited factor, or caused by diet has not been
decided yet.
There are many who now surmise that diet does play a large
part in bringing on acne, while there are just as many, or
perhaps even more who assume that junk food, chocolate and
foods high in sugar and fats have nothing to do with acne.
The trouble is that if you were not affected by it, you
would not be motivated to change your diet to resemble that
of the eastern nations.
One thing is clear; acne is not caused by dirt. It is
caused when the oil in our body is not metabolized
efficiently and dead skin cells become sticky and block the
pores of the skin. Bacteria then enters into the pores and
causes infection and inflammation.
You can see that there's practical value in educating
yourself further about acne. Can you think of ways to apply
what's been covered so far?
So what can be done to prevent this happening? It seems
logical to eat less fatty foods, but our body may generate
oils in any case.
Hygiene helps to control it, yet acne is not caused by dirt,
but by bacteria normally present on the skin. Therefore, it
seems that we must try to prevent acne by using several
different methods at the one time.
Zinc gluconate and some antibiotics administered orally are
both effective in treating the inflammation of acne, while
insulin is also reported to have worked in the same way. No
big studies have been done on the latter though, so act
cautiously with this one.
Chromium supplements appeared to have worked according to
one small study, while Nicholas Perricone advises a strict
diet in which dairy is almost totally avoided in his
controversial book, The Acne Prescription. He also
recommends topical applications of alpha lipoic acid. There
was no strong scientific evidence for Perricone’s theories
until early in 2005 when a paper was published detailing a
link between acne and milk.
Research is now being done on the use of lasers for the
prevention of acne. Lasers have been used to mend the scars
left by really bad acne, but it is now realized that the
follicle sac from which the hair grows, as well as the
sebaceous gland that produces oil, can be seared away by
the use of lasers. They can also be used to kill the
bacteria by inducing oxygen in them. But no one has yet
come up with a answer to the possible damage that the skin
might suffer during these operations, so this alternative
is a long way off.
That's the latest from the acne authorities. Once you're familiar
with these ideas, you ' ll be ready to move to the next level.
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Mike Joseph is an information specialist dedicated to bringing you the latest and best information on variety of topics. Arm yourself with the best information possible. Visit http://www.acne-pro.com Now.
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