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Experts say
most effective treatments take weeks, possibly months, to show any
recognisable effect on the skin, hence the reason sufferers are
advised against products said to clear acne within two or three weeks,
even days.
Some over-the-counter treatments are effective for mild to moderate
cases of acne, but only from qualified pharmacists. Severe cases must
always be treated by doctors and skin care specialists.
Treatments
include:
* Soaps and lotions.
* Oral antibiotics and other medical compounds.
* Hormonal treatments, especially for females.
* Injections.
* Surgical removal which can lead to scarring.
* Vitamins.
* Medically supervised light therapy, but always avoid strong sunlight
which can aggravate acne.
* Laser surgery under strictly controlled medical guidelines.
* Herbal applications, such as tea tree oil.
* Detoxification, hence the reason sufferers are advised to drink lots
of water to clear the body of harmful toxins from processed foods,
environmental factors, cosmetics, drugs.
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