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)
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- 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)