Introduction of Acne
Acne known as acne vulgaris, is a chronic skin condition occurring when hair follicles become clogged with sebum oil and dead cells. It’s more on areas with high concentration of sebaceous glands such as the face, chest, shoulders and back, resulting in inflammation of the pilosebaceous glands.
Who is Affected?
- Affects around 85% of adolescents
- Common in adults, especially women
- It can be mild, moderate or severe
Types of Acne :
Acne is based on the severity and types of lesions. It is divided into non-inflammatory and inflammatory types.
🔹 1. Non-Inflammatory Acne:
These are milder forms of acne and with no swelling or redness.
▪️ Whiteheads: Pores are clogged with oil and dead skin cells, covered by skin, seen as small white bumps.
▪️ Blackheads: Pores are clogged but be open. The top of the plug is exposed to air, oxidizes and turns black.
🔹 2. Inflammatory Acne: It’s more severe, has swelling, redness, and pain.
▪️ Papules: They’re small, red with raised bumps. No visible pus, but leads to inflammation of clogged pores.
▪️ Pustules: They are filled with white or yellow pus, having a red base with a white top.
▪️ ️Nodules: They are large, painful lumps below the surface of the skin, leads to hardening of clogged pores and scarring.
▪️ Cysts: They are deep, pus-filled and painful lesions. It’s severe, long-lasting and leaves scars, if untreated.
🔹 3. Other subtypes of Acne:
▪️ Acne Mechanica: They are caused by friction, pressure or heat.
▪️ Acne Conglobata: A severe, rare type having interconnected nodules and abscesses. It’s more in men, leading to scarring.
▪️ Acne Fulminans: These are acute, severe with fever and joint pain.
Symptoms of Acne:
Acne affects the face, back, chest, shoulders and neck.
Few symptoms are:
✅ 1. Whiteheads: Closed Comedones
- Small, flesh-colored or white bumps.
- Painful and inflamed.
✅ 2. Blackheads: Open Comedones
- Small, dark-colored spots.
- It leads to clogged pores, it oxidises by getting exposed to air and turns black.
- Not inflamed or painful.
✅ 3. Papules:
- Small, red, raised bumps.
- Caused by inflamed or infected hair follicles.
- Tender to touch.
✅ 4. Pustules:
- White or yellow pus-filled centre with a red base.
- Painful and inflamed.
✅ 5. Nodules:
- Large, solid, painful lumps below skin.
- Caused by deep inflammation.
- Firm without a visible head.
✅ 6. Cysts:
Large, painful and pus-filled deep lumps.
Severe, leave scars.
🔸 How to Get Rid of Acne:
To get rid of acne, you need skincare, lifestyle changes, medical or homeopathic treatment.
✅ 1. Daily Skincare Routine:
🧼 Cleanse Gently Twice a Day
- Use a mild, non-comedogenic cleanser.
- Avoid harsh scrubbing; it worsens inflammation.
🌊 Moisturize:
- Use oil-free, non-comedogenic moisturizers.
- Hydrated skin heals better and reduces oil overproduction.
🌞 Use Sunscreen:
- Choose non-comedogenic sunscreen.
- Prevents hyperpigmentation and protects healing skin.
✅ 2. Over-the-Counter Treatments:
- Benzoyl Peroxide: Kills acne-causing bacteria.
- Salicylic Acid: Unclogs pores and exfoliates.
- Retinoids: Promotes healthy cells.
- Niacinamide: Reduces inflammation and redness.
- Sulphur: Reduces oil and clears whiteheads/blackheads.
✅ 3. Homeopathic Remedies:
- Silicea: It’s useful for deep, painful cysts.
- Hepar sulph: It’s useful for painful pustules.
- Sulphur: It’s good for itchy, burning acne.
- Kali bromatum: It’s useful in acne with scars and discoloration.
- Natrum muriaticum: It’s good for oily skin, with acne increased by emotional stress.
🌿 How to Get Rid of Acne Naturally:
Natural remedies manage acne by reducing inflammation, killing bacteria and balancing skin oil.
✅ 1. Clean your face twice a day:
- Wash with lukewarm water or a herbal cleanser.
- Avoid over-washing, that loses natural oils and worsens acne.
✅ 2. Use Natural Remedies:
🍃 1. Tea Tree Oil:
- Natural antibacterial and anti-inflammatory for dry skin.
- How to use: Dilute with a carrier oil like coconut or jojoba in a 1:9 ratio and apply to pimples.
🧄 2. Raw Honey:
- Natural antiseptic and soothing.
- How to use: Apply a thin layer on affected areas, keep for 15–20 minutes and then rinse.
🍋 3. Aloe Vera:
- Reduces redness, inflammation, and hydrates skin.
- How to use: Apply pure aloe gel twice daily.
🍏3. Apple Cider Vinegar:
- Fights bacteria and balances skin pH.
- How to use: Dilute 1 part of ACV with 3 parts of water and use it as a toner.
🧄 5. Garlic:
- Strong antimicrobial properties.
- How to use: Mix crushed garlic with water; dab on acne for 5 minutes, then rinse.
✅ 4. Follow an Anti-Acne Diet:
- Increase:
Fruits & vegetables
- Zinc-rich foods
- Omega-3s
Reduce:
Sugary foods, dairy, fried items, and processed carbs
✅ 5. Herbal Remedies:
- Neem: It purifies blood and clears skin.
Turmeric: Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial
Green Tea and Basil: It detoxifies and calms skin.
✅ 6. Lifestyle Habits:
- Manage stress by yoga, meditation, walks.
- Get 7–8 hours of sleep.
- Change pillowcases twice a week.
- Keep hair clean and off the face.
- Avoid touching or popping pimples.
✅ 7. Natural Face Masks:
- Multani Mitti + Rose Water: Absorbs oil and tightens pores.
- Aloe Vera + Turmeric : Soothes and reduces bacteria.
- Honey + Cinnamon: Antibacterial and reduces inflammation.
- Besan + Curd + Turmeric: It cleanses, exfoliates and brightens skin.
Treatment of Acne Scars
Acne scars are depressed or raised and pigmented. It damages the skin tissue.
🔹 Types of Acne Scars:
- Atrophic or depressed scars: This has icepick, boxcar and rolling scars.
- Hypertrophic or raised scars: This has thick, raised scars, due to excess collagen.
- Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation: This has flat brown or red spots, left with dark marks.
✅ 1. Skin Treatments:
💉 Chemical Peels:
- Removes the top layer of skin, improving texture and tone.
- Best for mild atrophic scars and hyperpigmentation.
✨ Microneedling:
- Tiny needles puncture skin to trigger collagen production.
- Effective for rolling and boxcar scars.
🔦 Laser Therapy:
- Resurfaces skin and boosts collagen.
- Best for deeper scars and rejuvenation.
🧼 Dermabrasion:
- Mechanical exfoliation removes damaged layers of skin.
- Works well on surface-level scars.
💊 Fillers:
- Injected on depressed scars to lift them.
- Results seen in 6–18 months.
🩹 Subcision: A minor surgery to release fibrous tissue in deep scars, with microneedling or fillers.
Conclusion:
It is a challenging disease, but by intervention in early stages, good management, and combined treatments such as homeopathy, patients can improve their quality of life. Dr. Vaseem Choudhary and his experienced team of professionals at Homeo Care Clinic are homeopathic treatment specialists who treat children afflicted with neurological disorders by providing them with natural but effective individualised medicines.
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