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If you know the causes of pimples, you can better understand the treatment of teenager acne problems. When we think of teens, we think of acne. Though it is not much dangerous as the name “acne” looks, the aftermaths of the disease such as scars, are really disturbing teens a lot and affect their self esteem. As we all know, when the present generation is giving much importance to beauty and health, anything like this will be a real problem.

1. With the advancement in medical industry, a lot of solutions have come up to treat teen acne problems up to an extent. Washing your face 2 or three times a day helps control oil that can cause acne. Soap containing salicylic acid controls acne by exfoliating the top skin layer. This prevents oil from clogging pores making skin look healthier.

2. Hormones are strong instigators of acne. Boys going through puberty have an increase of testosterone and this leads to an increase of oily skin. Young men may need to wash their faces more than once a day to control the acne caused by hormones and puberty. There are oral contraceptives out on the market today that help young women control their acne by controlling hormone surges during the premenstrual stage.

3. In some more severe cases of acne, antibiotics and photo therapy may be needed. Blocked pores are a perfect place for bacteria to grow. This causes pain inflammation and infection. Antibiotic treatment is needed to treat the bacteria. Photo therapy has been  shown to also kill bacteria is shorter amount of time than antibiotics. In many instances,  the antibiotics and photo therapy are used concurrently.

4. Oil blotters are a hot item that came out a couple years ago, and has gained in  popularity. Oil blotters help to control oil on the face. Oil blotters are made of linen or  tissue that absorbs the oil from the face. This keeps the pores and glands from becoming  blocked. These items are becoming more popular and can be used frequently through out the day with out smudging make-up.

5. The best treatment for pimple spots is a benzoyl peroxide cream. While salicylic acid exfoliates the skin, benzoyl peroxide kills the bacteria that rises up from the blocked pores. This cream can be very drying to the skin, so it is not recommended to be used all over the face every day.

6. There are other ways to prevent and treat acne besides just creams and soaps. Some natural remedies that have been researched are the use of vitamins to treat acne.  Vitamin A, some of the B vitamins and zinc have shown some improvement in acne. These recommendations need to be followed by a doctor to prevent accidently overdosing.

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