Question 1

what is the best acne fighting ingredient if benzoyl peroxide is intolerable or useless ?

Accepted Answer

Other options: Get with your personal physician now. If topical benzoyl peroxide has failed, you'll probably need prescription-strength rx. Never use an antibiotic as sole therapy; your initial rx might be a salicylic acid wash or topical retinoic acid derivative plus topical Clindamycin or systemic tetracycline. We can manage all acne nowadays but it's not easy. If you're offered isotretinoin, consider it.

Question 2

i tried all active ingredients that fight acne applied topically but none is useful what is the next step ?

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Dermatologist: Once you have failed to see results after exhausting over the counter options, evaluation by a dermatologist would be a reasonable next step.

Question 3

can chocolate really help fight acne?

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No: I was surprised, too; it does not seem to affect it one way or the other. All acne can be managed today by scientific medicine. If you are responsible for a teen with this chronic, disfiguring and potentially mutilating disease, please don't hesitate to get junior treated effectively by a competent physician.

Question 4

what is the best acne fighting regimen?

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Meds: Many patients do well with over the counter benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid preparations. Some patients require topical or oral antibiotics or retinoids as well. If the over the counter meds alone don't control your acne after a month of daily use, see a doctor for additional treatment options. It is important to be persistent, and some patients "get worse before they get better".

Question 5

which is a good acne fighting cleanser?

Accepted Answer

Salicylic acid: If you want to use a wash, choose one that's based on salicylic acid. If this isn't sufficient, get with your personal physician for advice and probably a second medicine that's prescription-strength.

Question 6

i was wondering what's a good acne fighting cleanser?

Accepted Answer

Salicylic acid: Use this if you prefer a cleanser. The other two agents are topical benzoyl peroxide as tolerated, and any retinoic acid derivative. If you're not clear in two weeks, get with your personal physician.

Question 7

what's good for fighting red marks after acne and acne itself.?

Accepted Answer

Acne cures: Acne treatment may be as simple as using a topical drying agent like benzoyl peroxide to using lasers to taking an oral medication as strong as accutane.  Everyone's different.  Acne redness will usually fade with time as your acne clears, but this may take over a year.  I like to use either ipl or red light photo dynamic therapy to speed up the clearing of inflamed or red acne.

Question 8

is accutane a good drug to fight stubborn acne ?

Accepted Answer

Yes but: It usually is extremely effective, but side effects range from the annoying dryness of lips and skin that you will surely experience to (some say) real depression.  You absolutely must not take it if there is the least chance you are going to get pregnant.  If you are not satisfied with, say, the results of topical clindamycin, it's between you and your physician.

Question 9

how long can you use clindamycin for acne before it comes resistant in fighting acne. 1 month, 1 year ?

Accepted Answer

Acne Bacteria: The bacteria that cause acne are already resistant to clindamycin.

Question 10

what do i do to get rid of and fight chest acne?

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Serious Rx: You can't do it on your own, and home remedies and topical benzoyl peroxide probably won't touch it. Your physician can probably clear you in about two weeks with a systemic antibiotic that's right for you, perhaps tetracycline 500 2x/day. If this fails and you're offered isotretinoin, accept it.
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