To treat acne, we must first know how acne is formed.
Getting acne (also called acne) is really annoying. People call it "zit" because they think young people will get this nasty thing. But now more and more people begin to gain weight after puberty or even middle age, and they can't end the years of fighting "pox". What's going on here? Besides, why do some people have this thing, and it's quite serious, and some people don't?
Until today, medical scientists have not reached a consensus, but common sense is that the end of adolescence does not mean that acne will end; There are many factors that cause acne. Among them, the complex factors are summarized as follows:
1, genetic factors and hormone secretion lead to enlarged sebaceous glands, and then excessive oil secretion leads to acne.
2. Environmental factors also play a role;
3, sometimes some cosmetics or skin dilators will block pores and cause acne;
4. Mental stress, work and study pressure may also be a factor, especially when women break out of acne for the first time in adolescence.
Acne has many shapes and sizes. A papule is a mild manifestation that looks like a red lump. And pustules are very serious. The hair follicle is deeply inflamed, with blood and pus inside, which looks terrible. If your nose, chin and cheeks have serious facial sores and swollen blood vessels, and it is easy to get red and swollen, it is probably "rose acne", which is much more serious than acne.
In either case, as long as you are not sure about handling it, or it has no effect at all after handling it, you must find a doctor! It is also important for your daily care. Professionals believe that acne patients should follow the following aspects:
First, skin care and makeup
L, treat the skin gently: don't dig, squeeze or rub the skin hard. Brushing hard will only make your acne worse. Contrary to what most people think, washing your face hard will not reduce the secretion of oil, but scrubbing hard will only secrete more oil.
2. Use skin care products that can control oil and clean oil: In the past, most oily skin care products only washed off excess oil on the face, but now oily skin care products have the function of controlling oil and cleaning oil. They use biochemical or plant ingredients to penetrate deep into the skin, control the secretion function of sebaceous glands, "absorb oil" on the skin surface, transform oil, and shrink pores at the same time, thus reducing the amount of oil secretion. You can choose this product with good reputation.
3. Don't use scrub and shrink water: scrub and shrink water will excessively stimulate the epidermis, worsen the inflamed skin condition, and aggravate the secretion of sebaceous glands, making the situation worse. In addition, shrinking water can shrink pores and make the originally blocked pores smaller.
4. Pay attention to whether the cosmetics you choose are oily and water-based formulas: friends with acne sometimes apply some foundation moderately, which can cover and beautify, but when choosing lipstick and foundation, you should pay attention to avoid using oil-soluble products to avoid acne deterioration. At present, gouache cream, which is very suitable for oily skin, has a refreshing texture, contains no ingredients that increase the burden of skin oil, and will not make acne more obvious because of dry powder.
5, pay attention to personal hygiene: personal hygiene habits determine the time for acne to stay on the face. If you have acne on your chin and mouth, please don't wear clothes with collars. The collar is a place to hide evil and shelter evil people, which is easy to rub the mandible and make the condition worse. In addition, the hair should always be left behind, and bangs should not be left, so as to avoid the dust and oil stains on the hair from infecting acne.
In addition, most people don't know that pillowcases and sheets are the places where dead cells, mites, dust, dandruff and other dirty things are most likely to accumulate, and long-term sleep is more likely to breed bacteria on facial skin. Therefore, it is best to keep the good habit of washing pillow towels every day, especially for people with severe acne.
Once the fixing components in hair gel and styling agent are sprayed on the skin, it is easy to block pores and it is more difficult to clean grease and dirt, so keep your face away from it. In addition, washing your hair every day and keeping your hair clean can also improve the acne situation and prevent infection.
6, pay attention to sun protection measures: once the ultraviolet rays in the sun pass through the acne wound and directly penetrate the epidermis, it will form black spots on the wound, even after the acne disappears, it will still leave the same burn marks as black spots. If you are worried that the sunscreen is too oily, you can use a facial tissue to absorb the excess oil after applying the sunscreen. This will not affect the function of sunscreen, but also prevent the burden of oil.
Second, medical care.
L, find out the cause of acne, the right medicine. You'd better find a doctor to help you find out the cause of acne. Only by thoroughly improving the causes of recurrence can we effectively control the spread of acne.
2. Wait patiently when acne is inflamed. You should control yourself not to pick acne, because picking acne will lead to serious infection, sepsis, endocarditis and kidney damage. Not long ago, a college student suffered from acute bacterial endocarditis because of picking "acne" and almost died. To put it mildly, picking "acne" will aggravate local inflammation and leave permanent scars after healing.
At this time, you can buy a tube of gel with anti-inflammatory and acne-removing functions, and put a cotton swab on the gel when acne has not developed or has developed, which can help acne dry and accelerate life. At this time, it should be noted that gel can only be applied to acne, not to the whole face, so as not to stimulate uninfected skin too much, but to cause redness and swelling.
3, the treatment of acne can not be the same. Because the individual's specific situation is different, the severity of acne is not the same, so don't expect a treatment to apply to all people and all types of acne.
Some people may be able to control and treat acne in some way this time, but not next time. So now doctors advocate individualized treatment. For mild acne symptoms, acne gel can be used for treatment. In the treatment of blackhead acne and whitehead acne, tretinoin can be taken orally or externally to obtain good results.
The effect of applying antibiotics directly on the skin is not better than oral antibiotics, and it takes about 4-6 weeks for local application to have an effect. For severe acne, oral antibiotics are still the main treatment. In order to reduce the side effects of oral antibiotics, doctors will reduce the dosage of drugs and apply some retinoic acid or antibiotics to the skin.
If the inflammation area is large, the best treatment is to inject a small amount of subcutaneous steroids. This method will quickly improve inflammation. Some doctors prescribe birth control pills to treat severe acne. Birth control pills will be effective at first, but they will gradually become ineffective. This medicine is not suitable for long-term use.
Third, pay attention to diet.
L, eat more vegetables and fruits with more vitamins to ensure adequate sleep and normal eating habits.
2. Don't smoke. Nicotine in cigarettes will contract the microvascular wall, accumulate toxins in blood and lymph, and reduce the oxygen absorption rate of skin cells, thus weakening the healing ability of skin and easily forming cross-infection of acne.
3. Eat less spicy, fried and high-calorie food. Although these foods will not directly lead to the formation of acne, they will "worsen" the situation of acne. Because these foods will increase the load capacity of the heart, and reduce the quality of vitamin K in the blood, and indirectly induce the formation of acne.
Fourth, adjust the psychology.
Do not pay attention to acne. It's just skin problems. In fact, endocrine disorders have always been an important culprit in inducing acne. If acne really occurs in the jaw and temple, it is necessary to regulate endocrine.
According to the survey, the great pressure of life, such as moving to a new home, changing jobs, getting married, having children, taking exams, going abroad, etc. , is an important cause of physiological imbalance, we should learn to adjust ourselves.
Five, the treatment of primary disease
L, digestive system problems, such as constipation, chronic diarrhea, hyperacidity, ulcers, etc. , will lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body, waste can not be discharged normally. At this time, acne will also appear around the mouth and in the reflex parts of the digestive system, so try to treat the primary disease.
2, seasonal changes, when the humidity suddenly rises, the conduction code secreted by sebaceous glands can not be adjusted temporarily, which will also cause acne. If handled properly, it will disappear in a few days.
3. Some drugs, such as oral contraceptives, diet pills, menstrual conditioning drugs, etc., will stimulate endocrine disorders or cause toxin accumulation, forming the so-called "toxic acne". ...