Everyone want to be comfortable and confident about the way they look at all times, however this can be an enormous challenge if you're affected by the skin condition acne, which can be very unsightly according to the degree that you're affected by this skin disorder. The symptoms of acne includes pimples, black heads, white heads and spots mainly on the face, neck, shoulders, chest and back.
Acne Is Not A Health Risk But Can Look Very Unsightly
Acne is not a physically harmful condition but it's unsightly appearance can have negative effects on the people that are affected psychologically and socially. The symptoms of acne vary from person to person. Some people may have just a few scattered pimples on their face as the only visible signs of acne. But others can be severely affected with the symptoms of acne including a very dense cluster of pimples, white heads and black heads on their face, neck and back. Due to the face being an exposed part of our body which we're mostly identified by, people that have acne oftentimes experience low self-esteem and much frustration caused by the effect the condition have on their appearance.
Most Treatments For Acne Can Only Temporarily Remove The Symptoms
Acne sufferers may experience increased frustration when they try a variety of treatments in hopes of curing their acne but get no results. It may also cause additional frustration when the symptoms of acne keeps reoccurring soon after they had been cleared up by treatment. For that reason, people suffering from acne need to fully and clearly understand the nature of acne and what they need to do in order to fully control and eliminate its deep rooted cause and related symptoms permanently.
The Cause Of Acne
There are different causes of acne. It can occur during puberty, for both males and females, when an increase in hormones occur. In addition, hormonal changes during pregnancy can also cause acne. Genetics also seem to play a role in the formation of acne, this means the tendency to develop it can come from whether your parents had it or not.
Treatment For Acne
A variety of treatments are available for helping control and clear up the symptoms of acne including prescription medications and over the counter products. Some of these products may be effective in clearing up the symptoms of acne such as the pimples, white heads and black heads and give the acne sufferer a relief for a while. However, the problem is most of these products would not cure acne permanently and some of them may also result in unpleasant side effects after use.
Medications such as Adapalene, Tetracycline and Minocycline may be prescribed by a dermatologist for controlling acne, but their use is commonly known to cause serious side effects.
Topical treatments that can be applied on the skin to treat the symptoms of acne include Benzoyl Peroxide and Retinoids. These products will kill acne bacteria and unblock the sebum glands pores and clear some of visible symptoms of acne.
However to cure acne for good, meaning to get rid of all the symptoms of the disorder and ensure they never reappear to haunt your life you must know how to to treat the condition in a holistic way. One must acknowledge that acne is not just a problem of the skin. The symptoms that appear on the skin is how acne is manifested. The only way acne can be cured for good is when the internal cause of the problem is dealt with.
