Acne Cure
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Secrets To Healthy Skin...At Any Age
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It has long been known that short term way to clear acne can be achieved with sunlight. However studies have shown that sunlight is not an acne cure and worsens acne long-term, presumably due to UV damage. More recently, visible light has been successfully employed as an acne treatment (Phototherapy) - in particular intense blue light generated by purpose-built fluorescent lighting, dichroic bulbs, LEDs or lasers. Used twice weekly, this has been shown to reduce the number of acne lesions by about 64%;] and is even more effective way to get rid of acne when applied daily. The mechanism appears to be that porphyrins produced within the bacteria generate free radicals when irradiated by blue light. Particularly when applied over several days, these free radicals ultimately kill the bacteria. Since porphyrins are not otherwise present in skin, and no UV light is employed, it appears to be safe, and has been licensed by the U.S. FDA. The acne treatment apparently works even better if used with red visible light (660 nanometer) resulting in a 76% reduction of lesions after 3 months of daily treatment for 80% of the patients; and overall clearance was similar or better than benzoyl peroxide. Unlike most of the other treatments few if any negative side effects are typically experienced, and the development of bacterial resistance to the treatment seems very unlikely. After treatment, clearance can be longer lived than is typical with topical or oral antibiotic treatments; several months is not uncommon. However, the equipment or treatment is reasonably expensive, although portable home use equipment costs can be very much comparable to Benzoyl Peroxide/moisturiser/cleanser costs over a few years, with the phototherapy being better tolerated.
In addition, basic science and clinical work by dermatologists Yoram Harth and Alan Shalita and others have shown that intense blue/violet light (405-425 nanometer) can decrease the number of inflammatory acne lesion by 60-70% in 4 weeks of therapy, particularly when the bacteria is pretreated with delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), which increases the production of porphyrins.
Benefits Of Alpha Lipoic Acid Creams
Alpha Lipoic Acid (or ALA) has received a great deal of attention recently as more and more individuals are learning about its numerous benefits. Although Alpha Lipoic Acid .....
Other ways to get rid of acneAlpha Lipoic Acid (or ALA) has received a great deal of attention recently as more and more individuals are learning about its numerous benefits. Although Alpha Lipoic Acid .....
Azelaic acid (brand names Azelex, Finevin, Skinoren) is suitable help clear acne in mild, comedonal cases.
Zinc. Orally administered zinc gluconate has been shown to be an effective acne treatment for inflammatory acne, although less so than tetracyclines.
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Since acne is considered a universal problem of all kinds and ages, there are a lot, as in A LOT, of products out there designed to .....
Witch Hazel has also been known to help clear acne because of its astringent properties. Since acne is considered a universal problem of all kinds and ages, there are a lot, as in A LOT, of products out there designed to .....
Future treatments
Laser surgery has been in use for some time to reduce the scars left behind by acne, but research is now being done on lasers to be used as a long term acne cure by preventing acne forming in the first place. The laser is used to produce one of the following effects:
· to burn away the follicle sac from which the hair grows
· to burn away the sebaceous gland which produces the oil
Microdermabrasion Treatment Offers Dramatic Results
Microdermabrasion is a procedure that improves skin condition. It is effective at reducing fine lines, fine wrinkles, small scars such as acne scars (although it is not .....
· to induce formation of oxygen in the bacteria, killing them Microdermabrasion is a procedure that improves skin condition. It is effective at reducing fine lines, fine wrinkles, small scars such as acne scars (although it is not .....
Since lasers and intense pulsed light sources cause thermal damage to the skin there are concerns that laser or intense pulsed light treatments for acne will induce hyperpigmented macules (spots) or cause long term dryness of the skin. As of 2006, this is still mostly at the stage of medical research rather than established treatment.
Because acne appears to have a significant hereditary link, there is some expectation that cheap whole-genome DNA sequencing may help isolate the body mechanisms involved in acne more precisely, possibly leading to a more satisfactory acne treatment. (Crudely put, take the DNA of large samples of people with significant acne and of people without, and let a computer search for statistically strong differences in genes between the two groups). However, as of 2006 DNA sequencing is not yet cheap and all this may still be decades off. It is also possible that gene therapy could be used to alter the skin's DNA.