How to treat female facial acne?

Everyone basically knows that when adolescence comes, the body develops rapidly, and at this time most people will face the threat of acne. Many people develop a lot of acne on their faces, and they feel very sad and inferior. Especially girls who love beauty hate facial acne very much. So, how to treat facial acne in women? For more information about acne treatment, please see the following introduction.

Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous unit that mainly occurs in adolescents and has a great psychological and social impact on them, but it often subsides or heals naturally after puberty. The clinical manifestations are characterized by polymorphic skin lesions such as acne, papules, pustules, nodules, etc. that are prone to occur on the face.

Common methods of acne treatment:

(1) Topical medications: Retinoic acid (retinoic acid cream, adapalene gel, tazarotene gel), benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics (clindamycin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, etc.), azelaic acid, sulfur lotion, etc.

(2) Oral antibiotics: Tetracyclines (minocycline, doxycycline, etc.) are preferred, followed by macrolides (erythromycin). Avoid antibiotics commonly used to treat systemic infections such as levofloxacin. The course of antibiotics is usually 6 to 12 weeks.

(3) Oral isotretinoin: For severe acne, oral isotretinoin is the standard treatment and currently the most effective method for treating acne. The treatment course aims to achieve a minimum cumulative dose of 60 mg/kg.

(4) Anti-androgen therapy: such as the oral contraceptive cyproterone acetate combined tablets, which are suitable for female patients with moderate to severe acne accompanied by excessive androgen levels (such as hirsutism, seborrhea, etc.) or polycystic ovary syndrome. Female patients with delayed-onset acne and acne that is significantly aggravated before menstruation may also consider using oral contraceptives.

(5) Oral glucocorticoids: mainly used for fulminant or aggregated acne, following the principle of short-term, low-dose, and combined with other methods.

(6) Others: For patients who cannot tolerate or are unwilling to receive drug treatment, physical therapy such as photodynamic therapy (PDT), fruit acid therapy, laser therapy, etc. can also be considered.

How to treat facial acne in women? There are many treatments for acne. This disease is quite stubborn. In addition to actively cooperating with the treatment, patients also need to pay more attention to some issues in their daily lives. Develop healthy living habits every day, go to bed early and get up early, don’t stay up late, and pay attention to personal hygiene.