Mistakes make acne worse
Dr. CKII Le Vi Anh, Department of Dermatology - Skin Aesthetics, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital,indicate There are many causes of acne, such as follicular horn abnormalities, excessive sebum secretion, inflammation and presence of propionibacterium acnes, thereby leading to skin lesions.different.
In addition, acne is also related to a number of other factors such as genetics from family, endocrine, diet to increase sebum secretion.
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Inflammatory lesions from acne can leave severe complications such as scars, making patients lose confidence and even depression.
According to Doctor Vi Anh, if not treated properly can lead to inflammation, leaving scars.Currently, when taking care of acne, many women make the wrongs such as using oil -based skin care products, sunscreen, moisturizer, cosmetics and inappropriate acne products that makeSkin increases sebum secretion, clogged pores.
Some other common mistakes when skin care with acne are:
- Do not clean the skin every day or after sweating or after makeup.
- ErrectioncellDead too much or frequently rubbed on the skin.
- Regularly touch the face, so that the hair touches a lot on the face.
- Regularly squeezing acne improperly can cause skin infection and inflammation prolonged to increase the risk of scarring.
How to take care of acne skin?
Doctor Vi Anh said that when acne, people should wash their faces twice a day or after physical activities that sweat a lot.The recommended cleanser is a salicylic acid that reduces oily secretion and reduces horny horns of sebaceous glands.Sweating, especially when wearing a helmet or helmet, can make acne worse, so rinse the skin as soon as possible after sweating.
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When washing your face, people should use the tip of the finger to apply gently on the skin, do not use rough wipes, sponge or anything else that can cause skin irritation.Wash your face clean with warm water because it can dissolve sebum better.
In addition, the doctor also advises people to:
- Use gentle products, such as non -alcoholic products.Do not use skin irritation products such as alcoholic toner water, physical exfoliating products.They can make the skin dry, red and make acne appear more.
- Avoid rubbing skin, exfoliating can make acne worse.If you own oily hair, shampoo daily because sebum from hair clinging to the face and back can make acne worse.
- Avoid the sun seriously because UV rays will increase the risk of skin damage, hyperpigmentation after inflammation and damage your skin.In addition, some acne medications also make the skin very sensitive to sunlight and make the skin more likely to burn sun, change skin colors ...
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- You can use some non -prescription acne medications, but you need to go to the doctor to be examined when the acne condition makes you lose confidence, depression, the products you are using without brandlessFruit, acne leaves concave scars or deep scars.
Doctor Vi Anh said that acne treatments are selected depending on the type of damage as well as the severity of the disease.Treatment regimen can choose one of the methods or combining methods together to increase the effectiveness and shorten the treatment time.
Facing the trend of many people choosing to treat acne by regenerating facial skin with chemicals, Dr. Vi Anh analyzes the skin regeneration with chemical peel (peel skin) is one of the methods used to rejuvenate the skin.This is an easy method to implement, effective in the treatment of acne, acne scars, wrinkles ...
"The active ingredients are often used to regenerate the skinGlycolic acid, trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid ... with many different concentrations.This is the process of using the impact of chemicals on the skin, cHas the effect of peeling up the upper layerPackaging or dermis to stimulate the skin's natural healing process.
Depending on the patient's skin condition, the doctor will specify the chemicals with different concentrations and depth to treat.To increase and maintain the effectiveness of treatment, patients may need to perform this method from 3-5 times, each time from 2-4 weeks apart, "The doctor analyzed.
People with acne skin should be noted:
- Avoid using skin care products, oil -based hair, makeup products with high grip, products containing parabens, alcohol.Only products should be used with substances that do not clog pores, do not create acne.
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- Avoid diet high in sugar, starch such as white bread, chips, cakes, white rice ... like fresh milk and fat.
- Avoid using makeup tools or do not remove clean makeup before bed.
- Avoid staying up late, prolonged stress.