Acne on both sides of the cheeks may be caused by physiological factors, such as infrequent cleansing of the skin on both sides of the cheeks, and can usually be relieved on its own. It can also be caused by pathological factors such as acne, sebaceous gland hyperplasia, folliculitis, etc., which are usually treated with medication (e.g., fusidic acid cream, etc.).
1. Physiological factors: The skin on both sides of the cheeks is not clean, resulting in oil, keratin and other metabolic wastes clogging the pores and making it easy to grow acne, which can be relieved by regular cleansing of the skin on a weekly basis.
2. Pathologic factors:
(1) Acne: It is necessary to use retinoic acid drugs such as isotretinoin gel and retinoic acid ointment, or topical ointment such as benzoyl peroxide gel and azelaic acid cream under the guidance of a doctor. For those who have bacterial infections, antibiotic ointments such as fusidic acid cream and erythromycin ointment should be used as prescribed by the doctor.
(2) Sebaceous gland hyperplasia: Sebaceous gland hyperplasia is caused by exuberant secretion of androgen in the body, and excessive sebum accumulates in the sweat pores and cannot be discharged normally, which may lead to acne on both sides of the cheeks, and it is usually treated with medication, such as oral drospirenone and methohexital.
(3) folliculitis: bacterial infection caused by folliculitis can be prescribed to use fusidic acid cream, mupirocin ointment and other antibiotic ointment, or doxycycline and other antibiotics; fungal infections caused by folliculitis, you need to comply with the doctor’s instructions with ketoconazole cream and other antifungal ointment, if necessary, can also be used to terbinafine, itraconazole and other antifungal drugs.
If the symptoms are serious, you need to go to the hospital in a timely manner, after the doctor’s diagnosis for treatment, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.