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Acne treatments: Medical procedures may help clear skin Adult acne: Can natural hormone treatments help? However, spironolactone has antiandrogen effects, so she recommends early use of isotretinoin. Products in the pipeline that could be used instead of existing antibiotics, include topical minocycline gel and sarecycline, which is an oral antibiotic with a more narrow spectrum that does not kill as many organisms in the gut so may be less of risk in terms of raising antimicrobial resistance.
Two other drugs which had appeared promising — a topical sebum inhibitor and a nitric oxide gel — did not perform well in phase three trials, she says.
Avoid antibiotics for acne treatment when possible. July 2, Ingrid Torjesen. In fact, about five million prescriptions for oral antibiotics are written each year for the treatment of acne in the United States. While dermatologists comprise 1 percent of physicians overall, they are responsible for 5 percent of all antibiotic prescriptions written. Antibiotics may be prescribed at higher doses than what is really needed to treat acne.
The result is that the bacteria associated with acne are becoming resistant to common antibiotics — and this overuse also contributes to more harmful bacteria, like Staphlycoccus aureus and Streptococcus becoming resistant. Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin condition, characterized by blackheads and whiteheads called comedones , pimples, and deeper lumps cysts or nodules. They are caused when hair follicles are clogged with oil, bacteria and dead skins cells, and can occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and upper arms.
While once thought to be a direct result of overactive sebaceous oil glands, now we know that inflammation is the driving force behind acne. In fact, this inflammation can be seen in the skin even before a pimple pops up.
And clogged follicles can also stimulate more inflammation. The bacterium that lends its name to the condition Propionibacterium acnes , is just one of the factors that stimulates this acne-causing inflammation. Hereditary and genetic factors, hormones, emotional stress and even diet can also bring on the zits.
For instance, foods with a high glycemic load such as white grains bread, rice, pasta and sweets have been linked to acne , as they can increase oil production and skin cell turnover. However, now off the antibiotic, Lauren worries about the possible long-term side effects of being on an antibiotic so long.
She also wishes she had been able to dialogue better with her doctor. After the initial prescription, renewals became her default response. Lauren took the daily prescription throughout her four years of university.
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