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Should I Be Worried About Scarring That Might Occur Due To Acne?
My son is 18 and has had moderate to severe acne for 2 years now. He washes his face every am/pm, his Dr prescribed minocycline 100 mg a little over a month ago it helped for little while and now it is just as bad. Should I have him see a dermatologist, I am worried about scarring.
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Acne is the commonest skin problem in young but it behaves in a differently in different individuals. While some may have mild acne only occasionally others may have severe or moderately severe acne, that can erupt continuously, one after the other.
Moderate to severe inflammatory acne has every chance of leading on to post-acne scaring. Therefore the acne problem should be tackled aggressively.
Topical treatment can be in the form of Topical Antibacterials like Benzoyl peroxide gel/Clindamycin gel and Topical Retinoids e.g Adapalene gel.
Oral antibiotics work well for inflammatory acne and bring about rapid control. These can be doxycycline or azithromycin or minocycline.
Finally, oral retinoids e.g Isotretinoin is the best antiacne medications for severe acne or acne unresponsive to traditional antiacne medications.
I would suggest that he visits a dermatologist and get a prescription for his acne before they increase further and start to form marks
regards
Acne is the commonest skin problem in young but it behaves in a differently in different individuals. While some may have mild acne only occasionally others may have severe or moderately severe acne, that can erupt continuously, one after the other.
Moderate to severe inflammatory acne has every chance of leading on to post-acne scaring. Therefore the acne problem should be tackled aggressively.
Topical treatment can be in the form of Topical Antibacterials like Benzoyl peroxide gel/Clindamycin gel and Topical Retinoids e.g Adapalene gel.
Oral antibiotics work well for inflammatory acne and bring about rapid control. These can be doxycycline or azithromycin or minocycline.
Finally, oral retinoids e.g Isotretinoin is the best antiacne medications for severe acne or acne unresponsive to traditional antiacne medications.
I would suggest that he visits a dermatologist and get a prescription for his acne before they increase further and start to form marks
regards
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