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An Introduction to Acne Treatment


Nearly 17 million people in the United States have acne, making it the most common skin disease. Acne affects almost all teenagers as well as a growing number of adults. It attacks all kinds of skin - with little regard to race or gender - on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders, and upper arms. It can take the form of whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, nodules and cysts - even permanent scars. Often, acne clears up after several years, even without treatment. Sometimes, however, action needs to be taken.

Acne is formed when skin cells inside hair follicles shed too fast and clump together, plugging up the follicle and causing a pimple. While mostly genetic, acne can be aggravated by any combination of stress, hormonal activity, hyperactive sebaceous glands, accumulation of dead skin cells, bacteria in the pores, skin irritation or scratching of any sort, anabolic steroids, medications containing halogens (iodides, chlorides, bromides), moisturizer overuse, hair removal, lithium, barbiturates, androgens, or exposure to high levels of chlorine compounds.

Many acne sufferers think they have no recourse but to wait it out and pray that theirs is not a severe case. Today, an overwhelming variety of preventions and treatments exist to combat every kind of acne, from the humblest of whiteheads to the most vicious cystic inflammations. From kitchen to pharmacy to natural food store to dermatologist's office, there are dozens and dozens of treatment routes you can take, depending on your case of acne.

Over-the-counter topical treatments are your first line of defense against acne outbreaks. Benzoyl peroxide is the most popular chemical for this type of treatment, coming in such sommonly known brands as Clearasil, Oxy, and Neutrogena. It is important to treat acne early on, as all treatments are actually preventions against later outbreaks. For more severe cases, there are oral and topical prescription medications, as well as traditional or laser surgery.

Acne Treatment Info provides detailed information on the best acne treatments, including laser acne treatment, and scar treatment, as well as adult, natural, home treatment, and more. Acne Treatment Info is the sister site of Microdermabrasion Web.


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The Sonya Dakar Clarifying Collection made with Açaí, Copaiba and ...
PR Web (press release), WA - 16 hours ago
An Extension of the Sonya Dakar Clear Line for Sensitive, Acne-Prone Skin with Cutting-Edge Organic Ingredients from the Brazilian Rainforest. ...


HerbnHealth Launches Health Website
Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 13 hours ago
For those that have problems with acne, HerbnHealth.com also offers information on acne natural treatment. Instead of trying all those products on the ...


New York Times

Stranger in Strange Land: The Acne Years
New York Times, United States - 22 hours ago
... in their teens and 20s, but still spoke to older folks who remembered their own years of acne-dotted angst and laughed or sighed in sympathy. ...


Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008
KUTV, UT - 6 hours ago
The author “Acne Free in 3 Days” will be in to talk about the book. Plus, he tells us the three biggest acne myths. About the House: It is Fire Safety Month ...


Teens busted for taking acne removal kit, magnifying glass
The Northwest Florida Daily News, FL - Oct 3, 2008
25 after a Wal-Mart loss prevention officer watched one pocket a magnifying glass and the other pocket an acne removal machine. ...


New OCP proves useful for acne
6minutes, Australia - Oct 2, 2008
The latest oral combined contraceptive available in Australia has been proven effective in treating acne as well preventing pregnancy, according to new ...


Daily Mail

POSH’S BIZARRE BEAUTY TREATMENT REVEALED!
www.thedailygoss.com, UK - 14 hours ago
Posh regularly treats herself to £100 Geisha Facials, which use a paste made from nightingale droppings, in a bid to combat acne she has suffered since her ...
hellomagazine.com readers vote Posh's new 'do her hellomagazine.com
Trendsetter? Victoria Beckham is an overrated woman Halifax Evening Courier
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Facing Facts About Acne
North American Press Syndicate, NY - Oct 1, 2008
Acne affects almost 80 percent of people 11 to 30 years old in the US, according to the National Institutes of Health. Its exact causes are unknown, ...


PR.com (press release)

SensiClear Acne Treatment Goes Behind the Scenes At 2008 Celebrity ...
PR.com (press release), NY - Oct 1, 2008
Menlo Park, CA, October 01, 2008 --(PR.com)-- In a repeat performance of their MTV Celebrity Gift Suite appearance, SensiClear Acne Treatment joined the ...


Which Celeb is Likely to Need High Definition Makeup?
CareFair.com, Switzerland - 18 hours ago
... Angelina Jolie has nothing to hide. Her boyfriend Brad Pitt however, is said to need it for his acne scars, as does Sienna Miller, a known chain-smoker.

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