Sunday, January 15, 2012

Here Are Some Investigating Acne Myths

Here Are Some Investigating Acne Myths

There is plenty of acne help available. The challenge is in discerning what will really help your acne and what
could make the condition worse - the acne myths.

Acne can be difficult enough to cure without the pustules, nodules and cysts worsening as a result of a so-
called-treatment recommended by urban legend rather than a qualified medical doctor.

It is worth spending a few moments to consider the most popular and prevalent acne myths to sort fact from
fiction and save you from making your skin condition worse rather than better.

Acne is not a condition caused by poor hygiene. Acne sufferers are not dirty, they are simply unfortunate. In
fact acne is a condition that can be worsened by too much cleanliness. Too much washing and scrubbing can
definitely increase the inflammation rather than reduce it. Good hygiene can of course reduce the chance of open
acne sores becoming more infected than they are already, so it remains an important consideration, but sufferers
should resist the temptation to repeatedly wash acne affected areas.

It is not only teenagers who suffer from acne. Acne affects babies, pregnant women and older people too. It is a
distressing condition whatever the suffererís age.

Attacking your pimples, popping and squeezing them, will not make them heal more quickly. In fact the opposite
is true; the open sore that is left is even more vulnerable to bacteria and infection. Donít do it!

Having established that it is true, you should not be tempted to pick at spots when you have an acne outbreak,
it is not true that left alone the acne will go away. The nature of this skin condition means it recurs and
worsens unless treatment is sought to help fight the infections that invariably set in. Do seek the appropriate
treatment for your acne.

No scientific study has been able to prove a link between diet and acne. No one particular food group has been
proven to cause this condition or make it worse. Having said that everyoneís individual physiology is different
and it is worth keeping a food diary/acne diary to see if you can see a link between your food and a worsening
(or improvement) in your acne.

Stress does not cause acne but the hormone cortisol, which is released in stressful situations, can certainly
make an existing acne condition so much worse. Hormones do appear to play a key part in acne and some anti-
depressant medications or ëmood-levellersí list acne as a possible side effect of the drug.

There is a school of thought that supports the use of sun lamps and tanning beds to treat acne. It is true that
some dermatologists will prescribe UV treatment for skin conditions but this is different from using
commercially available equipment. A tan may well make the acne pustules and cysts less noticeable and it may
give sufferers that feel good factor they might otherwise lack, but tanning has not been proven to be an
effective treatment for acne.

Only a few of the most prevalent acne myths have been covered here - there are many more. It does prove that
when seeking acne advice or tips it is important to make sure you get your acne help from a reliable,
knowledgeable source to avoid being taken in by the circulating acne myths.


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