Topical Medications Acne Treatment Dallas

Acne Treatment Dallas is not completed without acne topical medications work by reducing oil production in the skin, speeding up skin cell turnover, fighting with the bacterial infection or reducing inflammation — which helps prevent scarring. With most prescription acne drugs, you may not see results for four to eight weeks, and your skin may get worse before it gets better. It can take many months or years for your acne to clear up completely.

The Acne Treatment Dallas regimen your doctor recommends depends on the age, the types and severity of acne as well as skin, and what you are willing to commit to. For example, you may need to wash and apply medications to the targeted (affected) skin twice a day for several weeks. Often drugs and topical medications you can take by oral medication are used in combination. Pregnant women will be suggested to not be able to use oral prescription medications for acne.

Always talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks of medications and other treatments you are considering.

Topical medications

The most common topical prescription medications for acne treatment Dallas are as follows:

Retinoids and retinoid-like drugs

These come as gels, creams, and lotions. Retinoid drugs are derived from vitamin A and include tretinoin (Avita, Retin-A, others), adapalene (Differin) and tazarotene (Tazorac, Avage). One can apply this medication in the evening, beginning with three times a week, then daily as your skin becomes used to it. It works by preventing plugging of the hair follicles.

Antibiotics

This acne treatment Dallas work by killing excess skin bacteria and reducing redness. For the first few months of this treatment, one may use both an antibiotic and a retinoid with the antibiotic applied in the morning and the retinoid in the evening. These antibiotics are usually combined with benzoyl peroxide to reduce the likelihood of developing antibiotic resistance. Examples include clindamycin with benzoyl peroxide (Benzaclin, Duac, Acanya) and erythromycin with benzoyl peroxide (Benzamycin). Topical antibiotics alone aren't recommended.

Salicylic acid and azelaic acid

Azelaic acid is a naturally occurring acid found in whole-grain animal products and cereals. It has great antibacterial properties. A 20 percent azelaic acid cream seems to be as effective as many conventional acne treatments Dallas when used twice a day for at least four weeks. It's even more effective when used in combination with erythromycin. Prescription azelaic acid (Azelex, Finacea) is an option during pregnancy and while breast-feeding. Side effects include minor skin irritation and skin discoloration.

Salicylic acid may help prevent plugged hair follicles and is available as both wash-off and leave-on products. The effectiveness is limited.

Dapsone

Dapsone (Aczone) 5 percent gel twice daily is recommended for inflammatory acne, especially for adult females with acne. Side effects include dryness and redness.

The evidence is not strong in support of using sulfur, zinc, resorcinol, nicotinamide, aluminum chloride or sulfacetamide sodium in topical treatments for acne.