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PharmAssist

Did it ever happen to you waking up in the morning, ready to start a bright new summerday, looking in the mirror and voila! You find small red bumps grown over your face! Acne!

You may have indulged in a lot of sun bathing drying up the skin causing the sebaceous

glands to produce more oil. Since your skin has been

repeatedly exposed to the sun, it has to shed off old cells

more freuently. Dead cells and extra oil generated block the

pores of the skin.

Acne or PimplesA disorder of the skin caused by inammation of thesebaceous gland and hair follicles. While it is mostcommonly found on the face, it also appears in scalp,neck, chest and back. It occurs chiey in adolescentswhere the levels of androgen (male se hormone!increase. At puberty, the levels of androgen in both menand women go up, stimulating the production of oil(sebum!. It is also sometimes characteri"ed by largecysts or nodules.

What you can doProper Hygiene# wash your face twice a day and $nd ananti# acne regimen that best suit you

Proper Nutrition# drink lots of water and eat a healthy balanced diet. %o for naturalsources of &itamin A (in carrots!, &itamin ' (in whole grains!, &itamin ') (in lean

meats!, &itamin * (in broccoli! and +inc to boost the immune system for over# allhealth

Shave properly# acne breakout is also brought out by inammation of trapped hairfollicle. se warm water to dilate blood vessels, lather well, use the right ra"or andshave down rather that up to cut down irritation. -one up when youre done.

Use non- oily (avoid lanolin as base) and non- comedogenic cosmetic products

CausesA pimple develops due to theblockage of hair follicles andsebaceous glands by plugs of oi(sebum!. 'acteria in the plug mand cause the collection of pus

pimples. /o not s0uee"e a pimpscarring may occur1

Symptoms Painful red bumps that ar

sometimes $lled with pus Painless comedones

(black heads andheads!

2ysts or 3odules

Pimple is associated with: 4eredity 5tress

3utrition

2ertain medicines

(e.g. corticosteroids 6 thpreparations!

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Avoid stress!!

Commercially available over the counter anti- acne preparations and cleansers arealso available Some o these contains "en#oyl Pero$ide %& ' &* Povidone +odine,%&* retinoin* Clindamycin Phosphate* ea ree oil* sae amounts o salicylic acid*

precipitated sulur ' #inc o$ide* mineral oil and glycolic acid to name a e.

Consult your doctorfor severe acne or scarring. Individuali"ed acne treatmentcan prevent scarring, clear acne, reduce acne si"e 6 number, and prevent new acneformation. It may also involve taking oral tablets including antibiotics to stop theinfection, female hormones like estrogen and progesterone which help clear theskin, and retinoid whichhelps to fight and get rid of comedones.

-his has been your Pharmacist on duty. We are glad to be of service to you. 7!

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