#acne solutions - part 4

What are the treatment options for acne at the doctor's office? For mild acne, I indicate facial cleansing with extraction and diamond peels at each 30/30 or 45/45 days, right at the start of treatment. The cleaning of pores with extraction of blackheads and millia improves skin quality and cosmetic action.

For active inflammatory acne (moderate or severe), I suggest a session of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) at the start of drug treatment. The antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of IPL relieve the discomfort and speed healing. Chemical peels can also be used in this phase, with the same goal of IPL. 

But attention! Manual extraction, suction and mechanical peelings (diamond and crystal) should never be used in the acute treatment of moderate or severe acne because the skin infection may worsen causing spread of bacteria in the blood, which can become very serious! Moreover, these methods favour bad healing of pimples and formation of atrophic scars (holes in the face).