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Acne problem at the age of 23 years old..
I had treatments when i was 17 and that was normal for my age.. my face was clear until recently i have acne problem again and its been 3 months and its only on my face..
I saw a doctor and he said its caused by stress, now i'm taking magnesium and "Duac" cream but i don't really see anything positive.. and i don't suffer from stress.. i'm happy with my life. whats the solution to have a clear face again
I had treatments when i was 17 and that was normal for my age.. my face was clear until recently i have acne problem again and its been 3 months and its only on my face..
I saw a doctor and he said its caused by stress, now i'm taking magnesium and "Duac" cream but i don't really see anything positive.. and i don't suffer from stress.. i'm happy with my life. whats the solution to have a clear face again
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
Hi,
You said you suffer from acne vulgaris. It is a multifactorial disease. There may be different form of acne like comedones,papules,pustules or cystic lesions. Stress, anxiety,sleeplessness,drugs like steroids,oil food,dandruff..etc might exacerbate the disease. I can understand your anxiety for acne. But, it takes long time to have good response after regular and proper treatment. You consult dermatologist.
He might give antibiotic like minocycline 50 mg daily in morning and isotretinoin cap in low dose of 5 mg daily at night .
And he might advise to apply clindamycine gel in morning and adapalene gel at night. And to leanse the face with antiseptic like acmed face wash.
Have pateince for the result. It may take few months for the good result. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
You said you suffer from acne vulgaris. It is a multifactorial disease. There may be different form of acne like comedones,papules,pustules or cystic lesions. Stress, anxiety,sleeplessness,drugs like steroids,oil food,dandruff..etc might exacerbate the disease. I can understand your anxiety for acne. But, it takes long time to have good response after regular and proper treatment. You consult dermatologist.
He might give antibiotic like minocycline 50 mg daily in morning and isotretinoin cap in low dose of 5 mg daily at night .
And he might advise to apply clindamycine gel in morning and adapalene gel at night. And to leanse the face with antiseptic like acmed face wash.
Have pateince for the result. It may take few months for the good result. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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