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HOW TO IMPROVE TREATMENT RESULTS
8 Top Acne Treatment Tips
Acne treatment can sometimes use a little help. Treating your
skin kindly during healing plays a crucial role in acne treatment. The
following skin care tips will help improve acne treatment results.
Check with your dermatologist to ensure these tips will work for you.
- Acne Treatment Tip #1 Keep Your Face Clean
- Wash your face with a mild cleanser twice a day. Let your face air
dry or gently pat it dry with a clean white towel. Then, apply your
acne treatment medicine. Poor hygiene does not cause acne, but cleaning
your face before applying acne treatment medications will help the
medicine work best. Do not vigorously scrub your face. This will not
help to clear your skin. It will actually make your acne worse by
irritating your skin. The best weapon in the fight against acne is a
clean face, good skin care, and acne treatment medications.
- Acne Treatment Tip #2 Go Noncomedogenic - Cosmetics,
sunscreen, and other toiletries marked "noncomedogenic" will not clog
your pores. Consider only using noncomedogenic products on your skin
and hair. Looking for the word "noncomedogenic" on a product label is
an easy way to improve your acne treatment.
- Acne Treatment Tip #3 Leave it Alone - Do not pick,
squeeze, or pop acne pimples. This will actually worsen your acne since
is spreads the inflammation. With proper acne treatment, removing or
popping acne is unnecessary. If popping or removal is necessary, your
dermatologist should perform the removal.
- Acne Treatment Tip #4 Stay Out of the Sun - Many people
think that getting a tan will help clear up acne. In fact, it only
masks the acne and puts you at risk of melanoma and skin cancer. To
improve acne treatment, wear sunscreen and avoid getting sunburned.
- Acne Treatment Tip #5 Stop the Aggravation - Eliminate
anything that rubs against your skin to stop irritation that can make
your acne worse or spoil your acne treatment efforts. This includes
sporting equipment, hats, and even your own hair, especially if your
hair is oily.
- Acne Treatment Tip #6 Use as Directed - Do not think you
know best when it comes to acne treatment. Use medications as
specified. Using more medication than recommended will not make the
acne treatment work faster. Actually, it might even make your acne
worse because it may irritate your skin. Read the label and use your
acne treatment as recommended by your dermatologist.
- Acne Treatment Tip #7 Do Not Give Up Too Early - Acne
treatment takes time. Give acne medications time to work. Ask your
dermatologist how long it should take you to start seeing results. Then
you will know how long to wait before considering a different acne
treatment. Most of the time, dermatologists recommend sticking with an
acne treatment for six to eight weeks.
- Acne Treatment Tip #8 See a Dermatologist - For best acne treatment results, consult a dermatologist.
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