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Suggest A Good Procedure Tor Reduce Acne Problem On Face

Hello...for the past one week have been suffering from a really bad acne problem.. It s on my forehead on the both sides of my chins as well as on my cheeks... I use St Ives blemish fecial scrub.. I have a lot of blackheads it s very horrible. Please can you recommend a cream to stop my pimple from coming back and also reduce my blackheads.
Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for posting in HCM.
I understand your concern.
Acne is a long-term skin disease that occurs when hair follicles become clogged with dead skin cells and oil from the skin. Acne is characterized by areas of black-heads, white-heads, pimples, and greasy skin, and may result in scarring.
From the description of your symptoms, you can do the following to overcome the problem:
1. Wash the area with warm water.
2. After drying, you need to apply topically Cream containing Retinoic acid and Clindamycin, carefully on all the lesions.
You may take oral contraceptives or anti-androgen medications, if necessary, on consultation with the Dermatologist.
Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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Suggest A Good Procedure Tor Reduce Acne Problem On Face

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Acne is a long-term skin disease that occurs when hair follicles become clogged with dead skin cells and oil from the skin. Acne is characterized by areas of black-heads, white-heads, pimples, and greasy skin, and may result in scarring. From the description of your symptoms, you can do the following to overcome the problem: 1. Wash the area with warm water. 2. After drying, you need to apply topically Cream containing Retinoic acid and Clindamycin, carefully on all the lesions. You may take oral contraceptives or anti-androgen medications, if necessary, on consultation with the Dermatologist. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.