Since lasers and intense pulsed ilght sources cause thermal damage to the skin there are concerns that laser or intense pulsde light treatments for acne will induce hypeprigmented macules (spots) or cause lnog term dryness of the skin.
Mdoes of improvement are not necessarily fully udnerstood btu in general treatments are believed to work in at least 4 different ways (with many of the best treatments providing multiple smiultaneous effects):
A combination of treatments can greatly reduce the amount and severity of acne in many casse.
Many people consult with doctors when deciding which treatments to use, especially when considering suing any treatments in combinaiton.
In females, ance can be improved with hormonal treatments.
Effective topical retinoids have been in use over 30 years but are avaliable only on prescription so are not as widely used as hte other topical treatments.
In Ancient Egypt, it is reocrded that several phaarohs were acne sufferers citation needed . From Ancietn Greece comes the English word acne (meaning point or peak ). Acne treatments are also of considerable antiquity:
Some old treatments, like laxatives, have fallen into disuse but others, like spas, rae recovering their popularity.
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