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Is there a medication that works to remove bacteria from the body would it help to kill acne from the inside?
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No: Most of your bacteria are your friends and in any case you won't get rid of them. The bacteria that cause acne reach the follicles from the surface in any case, and a hypothetical total-bacterial-killer would reach them last. Thankfully, this fact about the microbiology makes high-dose topical antibiotic treatment so helpful in acne.
Answered 10/4/2016
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