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Suggest Treatment For Acne
Hello, I'm sanya, 19 years old (f). I've been suffering from acne since past 6years and I had also been taking an allopathic treatment for the same n on off my face gets clear but recently j had a severe acne problem n somehow they have left small pits on my face which I find extremely embarrassing. I am going through a treatment rightnow n I have been prescribed doxycycline n aclind bp gel n Yasmin. I would like to know is that am I following the right treatment or not? Will my face get clear? Your advice would be highly appreciated. Thankyou.
Fri, 19 Sep 2014
Hi Sanya
As you said you are having acne vulgaris from 6 years. I would like to share knowledge about acne. There may be different forms of acne..like white comedones,black comedones,inflammatory acne, conglobet and cystic acne . Acne vulgaris is a multifactorial disease. There may be some cause. Stress,anxiety,oily food,dandruff, sleeplessness, hormonal imbalance,drugs like pills,steroid ..etc may cause or exacerbate the disease. Oral drugs along with topical applications might improve the lesions.You consult dermatologist.
I advise in my patients having acne as below..
- to avoid all suspected factors which stimulate or exacerbate the lesions
- tab azithromycine 500 mg thrice a week 24 hourly consecutively for few months
Or cap minocycline 50 mg daily in morning till good response.
- tab isotretinoin 5 mg daily at night
- clindamycine gel or adapalene gel to apply at night on lesions only
-cleanse the face with antiseptic face wash like acmed.
Have patience as the good result may be there after few months. Your face would be alright.And relapse may be prevented. For that, you take regular treatment.I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
As you said you are having acne vulgaris from 6 years. I would like to share knowledge about acne. There may be different forms of acne..like white comedones,black comedones,inflammatory acne, conglobet and cystic acne . Acne vulgaris is a multifactorial disease. There may be some cause. Stress,anxiety,oily food,dandruff, sleeplessness, hormonal imbalance,drugs like pills,steroid ..etc may cause or exacerbate the disease. Oral drugs along with topical applications might improve the lesions.You consult dermatologist.
I advise in my patients having acne as below..
- to avoid all suspected factors which stimulate or exacerbate the lesions
- tab azithromycine 500 mg thrice a week 24 hourly consecutively for few months
Or cap minocycline 50 mg daily in morning till good response.
- tab isotretinoin 5 mg daily at night
- clindamycine gel or adapalene gel to apply at night on lesions only
-cleanse the face with antiseptic face wash like acmed.
Have patience as the good result may be there after few months. Your face would be alright.And relapse may be prevented. For that, you take regular treatment.I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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