Acne is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the sebaceous units of the hair follicles. It occurs mainly in adolescents and has a significant psychological and social impact on adolescents, but it often reduces or heals naturally after puberty. Young men and women are very concerned about how to take good care of their skin to prevent acne from occurring. Individuals should pay attention to the following points in their daily lives.
First, we should develop good habits
1. Pay attention to personal cleanliness and hygiene, bathe and change clothes regularly, and keep the face and hands clean so that facial sebum is discharged normally.
2, Do not squeeze, pinch or pinch acne with your hands. The danger of this is: First, it makes inflammation and bacteria develop deeper; second, it causes disfiguring scars to form on the face.
3, after the occurrence of acne should go to the hospital early to see a dermatologist for treatment. You should follow the doctor’s instructions, take the medicine and rub the medicine carefully, and insist on it.
4. Do not purchase your own medication and take matters into your own hands, and never use topical medication containing hormones. Because one of the adverse reactions of hormones is the occurrence of acne, it will make the acne condition more serious.
5, it is best not to use cosmetics when you have acne skin disease, because some cosmetics contain chemicals, they will make acne worse and prolong the course of the disease. Acne patients should not use cosmetics that are oily, so use cosmetics that are less oily such as lotions or gels.
6. Do not go to a beauty salon for acne treatment because beauty salons can only do skin care cleaning and care. There are no doctors in beauty salons, only beauticians. Some skin diseases are not cosmetic problems, but require treatment, and if not properly treated will cause adverse consequences.
7, white-collar class should pay more attention to the regularity of life, to strengthen physical exercise, less late at night, pay attention to breathe fresh air in time, do not use your hands to touch the face. Do not wear heavy makeup, light makeup natural more appropriate.
Second, pay attention to diet
In general, diet does not have a significant impact on acne, but we should pay proper attention to it.
1, eat less fat, less fatty meat, less oily food, in order to reduce the intake of fat, to light is appropriate.
2.Eat less stimulating foods such as chili, wine, onion and garlic. They will stimulate sebum secretion. Originally acne discharge sebum is not smooth, and then a large amount of sebum secretion is bound to aggravate the condition. In short, eat more vegetables, more fruits, and a lighter diet.
Third, note that some drugs can aggravate acne
Some hormone preparations such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), various corticosteroid preparations. Androgen-testosterone drugs, halogenated elements such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine can also cause acne-like proliferative drug rashes. Other drugs that can cause acne to worsen include chloral hydrate, phenytoin sodium, methanesulfonamide, isoniazid, quinine, and trimethoprim.
Fourth, women with acne how to deal with daily life
1, women with acne should try not to use cosmetics, and in special cases when they need to use them, they should not use oily cosmetics. It is recommended to apply non-greasy cosmetics lightly after 20-30 minutes of topical medication.
2. Women with acne can have a normal sex life. Oral contraceptives can be helpful in treating acne, and family planning is also possible.
3, Pregnant or breastfeeding women with acne should never take antibiotics of the tetracycline family, as this will have a negative impact on the development of fetal bones and teeth. Pregnant women with acne must not take retinoic acid drugs, and strictly speaking, the topical use of retinoic acid drugs is also prohibited, because retinoic acid drugs have serious teratogenicity, and women of childbearing age taking oral retinoic acid drugs must take reliable contraceptive measures. Once a pregnancy occurs, it should be interrupted. If pregnancy is planned must be discontinued for a period of time according to the pharmacokinetic characteristics of the drug.
4.Female patients with severe acne who have been ineffective by various regular treatments, and patients whose condition has been delayed for a long time, should consider whether there are problems with the ovaries.
5, female patients taking sex hormone drugs must strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to take the medication on time. If treatment is interrupted in the middle, vaginal bleeding, irregular menstruation and other maladies will occur.