Everyone gets frustrated when trying to treat their acne. Dr. Z urges you to be patient and wait at least four to six weeks of your new treatment before changing it. It takes the skin that amount of time to turn over and bring the new skin to the surface. So it is not uncommon you will not see results for over a month. Stick with it! Dr.Ann Zedlitz MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center and runs the Laser clinic services. She is also in private practice in Baton Rouge, La. She practices general, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology with a special interest in anti-aging and acne treatment. www.facebook.com

ow.ly – Pimples, Acne Conglobata and Prevention Tips Tip 1: The solution to acne prevention is to eliminate the root problem leading to acne. The main cause is the mixture of dirt and oil within skin pores leading to infection (and inflammation), pus heads (also known as pimples), lesions and perhaps even scarring of the skin. The best method to prevent permanent scarring is to NOT pick, push or squeeze on any pimples or building pus heads. Tip 2: Keeping your hair clean helps in eliminating one source of added oil on the face – the most central point of acne. Oils from hair can not only be rubbed on to the face, but the mixture of oil from hair with facial oil only gives more fuel for the dirt and oil mixture that may lead to acne. Naturally acne can happen on any area of the body. So it is important to first keep all areas of the body clean. Tip 3: For females avoiding oily makeup is very important. Oily makeup fits into the definition of dirt and only clogs pores which in turn becomes more fuel for acne development on the face. Check the label on makeup for noncomedogenic – meaning the contents does not block skin pores. Tip 4: Clean any jewelry, headbands, helmets and other head gear after each wearing. Every time you wear jewelry, especially facial jewelry like those for piercings, you transfer a small amount of dirt and oil on to the jewelry. The next time you wear the jewelry the old oil and dirt not only builds up with a new coat but it also allows old oil and <b>…<b>

acne.org If you have acne, then you need to join Ance.org and try out one of their kits, as well as their free step-by-step prevention tips on their website. Acne sucks and they know how to beat it. Check out tomorrows video for the continuation of the IWYS closet clean out…

Via www.dermtv.com – Aggressive acne can result in acne scars, which range from being mundane to emotionally debilitating. But the good news is that they can be removed. Dr. Schultz explains the different options for removing acne scars.