You can use cosmetics to cover up some facial flaws, but if you have acne on your face, you cannot completely hide it. You may feel that you have no way to conceal your imperfections from a world that judges you based on your appearance. Severe acne can have a significant impact on social relationships and affect a person’s confidence and self-esteem in a way that leads to depression — particularly during the teenage period. Depression is very common in people with severe acne, who may feel especially self-conscious about their skin.
The world seems to judge you these days by your looks and dressing unlike in olden days when people would go with the person’s moral values to make friends.
Acne can lead to reluctance to establish relationships and develop social skills. Apart from social phobia, it can also lead to fear of being mocked by others and disabling shyness. Missed school or work, difficulty succeeding in careers due to lack of confidence, poor body image and self-esteem.
Some common myths about acne:
Washing Face every few hours
Some patients believe this and end up washing their face numerous times a day, sometimes scrubbing vigorously and using harsh astringents. But ultimately, this can lead to irritated, traumatised skin that looks worse after treatment.
Fact : Instead, wash your face only once or twice a day with lukewarm water, a mild cleanser and gentle motion – no scrubbing or harsh abrasive products needed. Make sure one of those times you’re washing your face is in the evening, to remove makeup and dirt.
Squeeze the pimple and it will go away
This is very wrong belief that patients have. Some patients will squeeze acne in an attempt to try to open up a clogged pore. However, this usually leads to further inflammation, which makes the acne look worse and last longer. Also this will leave a bad pigmented scar.
Fact: Instead don’t squeeze it and use Benzoyl Peroxide or Salicylic acid face wash with a balanced ph for acne patients. This will also shrink the acne eruption gradually.
Junk food causes acne
Many people with acne have oily skin. So for a time people thought that greasy foods should also be avoided. However, a number of studies have shown that downing foods like French fries, cheeseburgers and chocolate doesn’t have any impact at all on your skin’s health. But getting that grease on your skin can make an oily complexion worse, clogging pores and leading to an acne breakout.
Greasy foods may be off the hook but there could be other diet culprits behind your acne breakouts.
On the other hand, milk consumption has been associated with an increased risk of acne. Other studies have shown that a low glycemic index diet that is high in fibre and fruits and vegetables is beneficial for acne.
Fact: So, if someone is suffering from acne, avoiding milk or sticking to a low glycemic index diet may actually be helpful.
Treatments available for acne:
While mild cases of acne can usually be treated with over the counter medications, more severe cases may require the expertise of a dermatologist who can recommend prescription drugs.
The medications one uses for acne depend on type and severity.
Acne treatment may involve combinations of different kinds of medication. Some remove the dead skin and oils that clog pores and create acne, while other types of acne treatment target the formation of cysts typical of severe acne. Still other acne treatment works by attacking overgrowths of Propionibacterium acnes, a type of bacteria that occurs naturally on your skin but can cause acne when its growth is uncontrolled.
Antibiotics, Retinoid, chemical peels, lasers, hormone therapy and Home Care Regime to treat acne patients. We overcome the bacterial resistance by using combination treatments and our patients are getting optimum results.
