 Best treatment
for cystic acne
With an
object to find out the best treatment for cystic acne, which is
a severe condition of skin, characterized by very painful, puss
filled projections, situated deep under skin, we are going to
employ the following multipronged strategy:
- Identify the root
cause
- Severity rating of the
effect
- Overview of available
treatments
- To
find good treatment
- To
find a better treatment
The best
treatment for cystic acne
The intent
to follow this course is to funnel down reliable data through
successive sorting so as to finally arrive at some meaningful
conclusion.
The
root cause
The root
cause is the malfunction of liver on whatsoever account it
might be. Taking too much sugar, self medication, age specific
stresses (as in adolescence) associated with excessive
androgen, overeating, and lethargic lifestyle and similar many
other causes may impair proper functioning of
liver.
Severity
rating
Severity
mainly depends upon three factors; severity of pain, depth and
size of cystic acne, frequency of occurrence and recurrence.
This should be assessed without an alarmist’s approach to
ascertain if one is suffering from cystic acne and not a milder
or other skin disorder.
An
overview of available
treatments
The
conventional treatments available for the purpose
are:
- Selective antibiotics to be taken
orally
- Use of
Isotretinoin, under different brand name, aimed at
reduction of cystic acne size.
- Oral
contraceptive, used by women.
- Infective material removal through
incision or drainage
- Injections between
lesions.
- Strengthening
Liver
Other
treatments, mostly practiced in eastern countries are, herbal
extracts, acupuncture and suction through vacuum or leech.
Impaired liver function results in inadequate detoxification.
It was an old practice to apply leeches on or near effected
acne area to remove impure blood. Recent researches have
revealed that leech suckers have blood thinning properties and
some leech farms have been developed to cure
stroke.
There is no
single shot treatment of cystic acne and every good treatment
consists of a package of some activities. Conscientious skin
care, aerobics and use of antibiotics are good treatments.
Swimming is an excellent exercise and keeps the body functions
well maintained. Well balanced diet is also very important.
Whereas fats, carbs and proteins are well taken care of food
ingredients, roughage (fibre), water content and micro
nutrients (vitamins and minerals) are the least taken care of
and it is these ingredients which are the most important in
respect of cystic acne treatment. A good treatment comprises of
drinking lot of water, taking ample food fibre (salads) and a
lean food menu, rich in fruits and devoid of carbonated drinks,
sugar and alcohols.
Intralesionary injections or any efforts
aimed at achieving hormonal balance are better than the
antibiotic treatments.Any prevention that can
prevent impairment of liver and any treatment (like consumption
of Papaya or an organic extract) that can strengthen liver is
the best treatment for cystic acne. Papaya is consumed
preferentially for the purpose in some
countries.
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