The recommendations of care for acne

The majority of national and international recommendations for management of acne often have a common denominator:

- Acne or minor debutante: cosmetic treatments

- Acne predominantly retentional: Vitamin A acid: tretinoin, adapalene ... / skin cleansing>>> 3-month reassessment

- Acne mixed (and inflammatory lesions rétentionnelles): Vitamin A acid: Tretinoin, Adapalene ... + + Benzoyl Peroxide topical antibiotics>>> 3-month reassessment, if inefficient replacement of local antibiotic therapy with oral antibiotics

- severe or resistant acne more than 3 months treatment with antibiotics orally behaved well: discuss isotretinoin or Vitamin A Acid (Contracne, Curacné, Procut, Roaccutane)

General treatments: acne tablets cons

Many acne treatments may be prescribed by mouth against acne. We can cite among them:
*Antibiotics: it is often best to take during the evening meal with a glass of water. They indicate the sun-cons and require contraception among women. Example of antibiotics used in the treatment of acne: Doxy Granudoxy Mestacine Minoli Mynocine Spanor Tolexine Tetralysal Vibramycin Zacnan ...

* Vitamin A Acid (Contracne , Curacné , Procut , Roaccutane ) requires
     - taking a compulsory contraception continued 2 months after stopping treatment,
     - Avoid the sun,
     - Avoid antibiotics general type cyclins
     - and to avoid giving blood.

Local treatments: creams and lotions against acne

There are many creams and lotions treatments against acne. Among these are:

Benzoyl peroxide: beware it may bleach clothing and bedding, use it instead in the evening, with white fabrics. Examples of gels, creams and lotions containing benzoyl peroxide: Brevoxyl Cutacnyl Eclaran Effacne Pannogel Panoxyl ...

Vitamin A acid: tretinoin, adapalene ...: These are topical retinoids.
Treatment with retinoids are often irritating to the skin, it is advisable to apply at night on clean skin and hair. Put in applications at very low (this does not diminish their effectiveness) and space applications in the event of irritation. They require contraception among women. Examples of creams, gels and lotions containing vitamin A acid and its derivatives: Differin Effederm Ketrel Locacid Retacnyl Roaccutane Retin A gel ...

Topical antibiotics: Topical antibiotics used in certain acne treatment can be irritating especially because of the presence of alcohol. Examples of gels and lotions containing antibiotics may be prescribed for acne: Clindamycin Dalacin T Stragen Topic Eryacne Eryfluid Erythrogel Erythromycin Bailleul Zindacline ...  

The treatment of acne

The treatment of acne begins with the eviction of Precipitating and aggravating factors of acne. Among these are:

- friction and prolonged contact with the hair (lock of hair on the forehead or cheeks ...), helmet, cap ...
- exposure to sunlight, which is a false friend because sometimes improves acne, but this improvement is always temporary
- The manipulation of buttons

In women, the treatment of acne often goes by a hormonal balance (especially in case of irregular periods, facial hair growth ...) and hormone therapy:

- contraception is mandatory in many acne treatments

- some contraceptives may improve acne, such as those based on cyproterone acetate (Androcur, Diane Pills, Holgyeme ...) or norgestimate (Jasmine Yasminelle ...)

- conversely, some contraceptives can aggravate acne, especially those containing levonorgestrel (ADEPALE, Daily Ge, Microval, Minidril, Mirena IUD, Trinordiol ...)

The doctor chooses treatment by local or general adapted to your type of acne, follow the instructions. You should know that obtaining the results often requires several weeks of treatment and we can observe an exacerbation of lesions in those early weeks. This should not discourage you.

The acne treatment is sometimes associated with achieving a clean skin.

Here are some tips to treatments used in acne.