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The most common problem is not solved very quickly, but we know several ways to overcome it.
Not everyone knows, but almost every second person has acne. According to epidemiology, acne, skin imperfections, occurs in 80 percent of adolescents and 20 percent of adults. A person who has acne or pimples is most often very shy, because he is worried about his appearance, becomes withdrawn. That is, this problem also affects psychology. We asked experts what to do to improve skin condition and regain self-confidence.
The term “acne” itself describes a disease of the sebaceous glands, accompanied by blockage and inflammation of the hair follicles. The main elements in acne are pustular and papular acne, comedones, nodules and cystic cavities.
“The causes of acne are hypertrophy and hypersecretion of the sebaceous glands, an anomaly of keratinization of the hair follicle orifices, but the most important cause of acne is the presence of microflora on the skin surface and in the hair follicles themselves. This role belongs to the bacteria Propionibacterium acne. These bacteria form red colonies in the skin, grow under anaerobic conditions, that is, they use the oxygen of cells (human) for their vital activity.
When the sebaceous gland is clogged, P. acne actively multiplies, waste products damage the sebaceous gland, which leads to the addition of a secondary infection (Staphylococcus aureus), ”comments Alexey the Great, creator of the project “Chief for Beauty”, General Director of the “National Beauty Company”.
For a complete and correct treatment of acne, a consultation with a dermatologist is necessary, and the earlier you start treatment, the faster you will get the effect and reduce the risk of post-acne formation.
“Treatment consists of medications as well as proper care for oily skin. Washing should cleanse the pores, remove excess sebum. In case of severe manifestations of acne, a dermatologist prescribes drugs inside, with moderate severity, it can be limited to treatment only with external agents, which should have sebum-regulating and anti-inflammatory effects, ”explains Alexander Prokofiev, dermatovenerologist, medical expert of the La Roche-Posay brand.
At home
Many dermatologists advise the use of medications that contain antibiotics. They are in the form of tablets, injections and creams, ointments, but most of them negatively affect the immune system. Increasingly, doctors recommend that women pay attention to hormonal drugs – they will reduce the activity of the sebaceous glands.
Proper skin care will help, it is best to choose products that contain salicylic acid – it helps to remove excess oil and exfoliate dead cells from the skin surface. Benzene peroxide will help fight bacteria that cause rashes and reduce inflammation.
Do not forget that any rashes on the skin are a signal for a person that something is disturbed in his body. It often happens that the cause of acne is improper diet. In this case, you need to revise your diet and permanently abandon caffeinated drinks, sweet, flour, milk, fatty and fried.
However, if there are foods that will help get rid of acne, for example, lemon juice (creates enzymes in the body that detoxify), olive oil (allows pores to breathe), strawberries, vegetables, green tea, water.
In beauty salons
One of the most effective acne treatments is the laser technique. Laser action is aimed at removing eruptive elements, comedones, providing a sebostatic effect, relieving inflammation, preventing the formation of new eruptive elements, as well as post-inflammatory pigmentation and cicatricial deformities (post-acne).
“Currently, laser techniques are used in the treatment of acne. An innovation in this area is the ClearSkin nozzle, which “sucks in” the inflammatory element and the laser beam completely processes the inflammatory element, suppressing the work of bacteria. The method is perfect both for treating the last stages of acne and for eliminating single acne, which is especially important in cosmetological procedures for cleansing the skin (after all, mechanical action on the area of inflammation cannot be carried out in order to avoid the spread of acne), ”says Aleksey Veliky.
“We use the most advanced comprehensive approach to the treatment of age-related acne and post-acne, using the neodymium laser Cynosure Elite + (USA). Its radiation penetrates deeply into the skin and causes partial destruction of sebocytes that clog the ducts of the sebaceous glands, normalizes sebum secretion, destroys bacteria that cause acne (propionobacteria, staphylococci).
And the picosecond PicoSure laser will help to cure post-acne nowadays it has become the “gold standard” for the removal of post-acne scars and stagnant spots. Previously, “laser resurfacing” required heavy rehabilitation for 2–3 weeks, which not only limited the social activity of patients. PicoSure has removed the concepts of “rehabilitation” and “seasonal restrictions”. After the therapeutic laser treatment with PicoSkin, slight reddening of the face is possible, which disappears within 5 hours. The procedure does not require anesthesia and is suitable for the most sensitive skin, ”explains Anastasia Popova, beautician at the Delete clinic.