If you cannot control your acne then you require consulting a primary-care physician and later a dermatologist. Here are some things which your doctor goes for helping you fight your acne.

1. external applications- antibacterial and antibiotics: this includes clindamycin, sulfamycin, azelaic acid and erythromycin.
2. Retinoids: rentin-A is available from years and its preparations come in milder and gentle forms. Newest ones include: adapalene, tazarotene. It does come with side effects and it includes irritation, sensitivity to sun.
3. Oral antibiotics: most of the doctors go starting with tetracycline or other cyclines. Other oral antibiotics which are good with acne are ceadroxil, sulfa drugs and amoxicillin. Some side effects are associated to these drugs which are gastrointestinal upset and sun sensitivity or increased affinity for sunburn. These drugs can also make you less immune so you get prone to other diseases. While recent studies have shown that you also have increased risk for developing breast cancer.
4. oral contraceptives: these drugs are designed to produce low estrogen and so these have effects on acne.
5. spironolocatone: this works by blocking androgen receptors so it may cause sensitive breasts, irregular menstruations and increased levels for potassium in blood stream. It can help some women against resistant acne.
6. Cortisone injections: they are injected when you need to flat out cysts and pimples fast.
7. isotretinonin: this is an excellent treatment for resistant pimples and millions of patients have tilled now used this and gave come up with satisfying results. But it is to be mentioned in here that this medication is not a good choice for those who are having moderate and very few pimples. Here are few things needed to be mentioned about this composition of medicines.

• If used properly they are safe and can produce very few side effects. It is prescribed for only few weeks say five to six week duration. It is coupled with blood tests to monitor any sort of disorder.
• It has long lasting effects and even after its use is discontinued it remains in blood and have its effects shown for long time.
• It is forbidden to use while you are pregnant as it makes you at risk for giving birth to a deformed baby.
• It can also cause a sort of psychological disorder like depression and a number of time suicides have been observed with the patients of this medications.

8. Laser treatment: acne from last few years is also been treated by laser and such devices. These treatments however are safe and very effective but success effects and long lost effects are not known.

9. chemical peels: chemical peels are also very supportive and are of course beneficial.

10. treatment of scars: with those patients who have their acne gone leaving away scars have a number of options to have them also gone. Such options are:

• surgical procedures
• laser resurfacing
• creams
• and other medications
• Messaging also counts.

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