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Post subject: Acne & Spots!!
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Causes
Although often though of as a teenage blight, acne can affect people of almost any age and is often aggravated by times of hormonal change.
Acne is not caused by:
being dirty or not washing
eating too many greasy foods
eating too much chocolate
Acne can be linked to:
hormone production in the body (so it can be worse if you have hormonal problems such as polycystic ovary syndrome)
some types of bacteria often found on the skin
some medicines
Treatment
Our doctor responds
"I'm 33 years old and I still suffer terribly with acne on my face..."
These days there are very effective treatments for acne. Most people who are treated see a dramatic improvement in their spots.
Treatments include:
benzoyl peroxide creams (these dry the face and help treat the skin bacteria)
antibiotics, given long-term either as tablets or cream
hormone treatments in women (the contraceptive pill can help regulate hormone levels and damp down a woman's own hormone production)
vitamin A-type treatments
I personally dont suffer from ACNE..but I get the odd spot...I use Avons deep cleanser mask that soon clears it up
Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens_health/body_acne.shtml
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 Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:20 am |
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my outbreaks are very odd... you would usually think that during "that time of the month", there would be more chance of getting acne. in my case, however, that is when it goes away, and then comes back once "that time of the month" is over. very annoying. i would rather have one week of acne issues a month than the alternate three.
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