Acne refers to acne, a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the sebaceous glandular units of hair follicles. Povidone-iodine is generally used to disinfect and sterilize, not to get rid of acne.
Povidone-iodine is a commonly used disinfectant in clinical practice, and its main function is to sterilize, which can be used for disinfecting wounds, as well as disinfecting the injection site before injections and sterilizing instruments and so on. Topical medications for acne are mainly retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics such as fusidic acid cream, azelaic acid, etc. Therefore, povidone-iodine can’t get rid of acne.
To summarize, there is no scientific basis for using iodophor to get rid of acne, and it is recommended to visit a dermatology department in a hospital in time for acne, and carry out standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor.