Say Goodbye to Acne

You’ve tried a number of over-the-counter acne products and they’ve had minimal affects at best.

You believe that you should consult a physician to see if there is a stronger prescription acne treatment that may help clear your acne.

Before heading off to your doctor, please review the below acne medications that may be offered. After you do that, review the products we recommend on this site, and determine if visiting a doctor is the right move.

Please note: We are not doctors, so this is for informational purposes only and also a combination of acne treatments (both prescription and non-prescription) may be your best course of action.

Plus, it is always a good idea to consult a professional before beginning any acne treatment program.

Here is a list of the prescription acne treatment and medications that may work for you…

Differin or Adapalene: A topical medication that is utilized to help your skin renew itself. Aside from insurance flipping the bill, Differin is quite affordable and does a good job.

It worked mildly for me. I ended up using it more for a spot treatment than rubbing it all over my face and it was very difficult using it on my back. It may make your skin dry and tends to be a longer-term treatment. Just depends on your skin type and acne severity.

Benzoyl Peroxide: This is the ingredient you may find in many over-the-counter products as well. The combination of this product with others is what tends to make it work. It works to fight the bacteria that may cause your breakouts. Can dry your skin out, but does work. Also, a very affordable acne treatment.

Many young ladies get on birth-control pills which seem to not only prevent pregnancy, but also acne. However, after review, using birth control pills as a prescription acne treatment shouldn’t be the main focus of these drugs.

Accutane or Isoretinoin: A powerful prescription acne treatment, Accutane is typically only administered in severe cases and typically as a last resort. It treats your acne from the inside out and is taken in pill form. It works quite well, but not for everyone and brings with it some rather nasty side-effects in some cases. Personally, I used it and it worked wonders, but it is not for everyone and is very expensive.

Retin-A or Tretinoin: A vitamin-A derivative, this is another great prescription acne treatment that battles whiteheads and blackheads by producing new skin cells. This treatment brings the pimples out, so be aware that your acne may get worse before it gets better. Can be drying, create very sensitive skin, and only tends to work in mild to moderate cases of acne. Very popular treatment by Dermatologists and worked wonders for many acne sufferers I know.

This is just a start to prescription acne treatment medications. There are other oral and topical antibiotics that your specialist may recommend. You may also want to ask them about good soaps, nutrition, and other over-the-counter treatments to combine with any prescription (plus if it’s safe).

Do your own homework and ask many of the other acne sufferers (including me) specific questions. We’re here to help ensure you don’t live with acne any longer than necessary.

Acne is a very common problem faced by our society today, it starts showing during our early years and it lasts all the way into adulthood, this means that this skin problem is not exclusively seen in teenagers but in adults as well. There are many factors attributed to be the causes of acne however they haven’t been 100% proven, the factor that provides the right conditions for acne flair ups to occur is a change in hormonal activity. During puberty it is very common for hormones to go wild and cause all sorts of changes in our body, including the undesirable acne. In adults the same principle holds true but this problem is mostly seen in women who are going through their period, those who use a certain brand of cosmetics or those taking birth control pills. 

Acne is known by many names such as zits, pimples, blemishes, etc however the way they manifest in our skin is very peculiar and the only thing that varies is the intensity of the flair up amongst people. This skin problem is also the cause of social discomfort and low self-esteem in teens and even adults.

Common Treatment:

When it comes to pimples people tend to squeeze them before they get “mature” and show a white center; squeezing them prematurely is actually a big mistake because by applying pressure to the pimple you will be forcing the impurities to go further down into your skin which will eventually cause and even bigger flair up, so try to avoid squeezing a zit before it is time.

The use of nails to burst pimples is quite common, however you need to make sure you wash your hands thoroughly and pay extra attention to the surface and beneath your nails; the use of nails to burst a zit is common but not recommended, you can always use a gauze square and put it over the zit in order to apply pressure without placing your nails over the skin, this method is quite effective because the chances of infecting the area due to dirty nails decreases dramatically.

Another method widely discussed to burst a pimple is to use a sterilized and small needle, you can buy one or simply take one which you haven’t used and place it over a flame for a few seconds, then carefully puncture the white head of the zit, once you do that place the square gauze over it and squeeze it until liquid or blood comes out.

The Squeeze:

Make sure you squeeze the area gently applying pressure in different directions, do not apply brute force as most people do due to frustration, this will cause skin redness and the area may even get swollen making things even worse. Remember that this is a skin problem, applying excessive force will do you no good.

Sterilization:

After you have followed the steps above it is now time to sterilize the exposed area, you will need to clean the oily substance from the zit with a kleenex or gauze, then apply hydrogen peroxide to the area where the pimple was; if you don’t have hydrogen peroxide you can apply a substance which has at least 2.5% benzoyl peroxide

Repeating this procedure over and over again will not guarantee that your acne problems will disappear, if you have a severe acne problem it is recommended to contact a dermatologist who will be able to provide a solution to your specific situation.

C.G. asked:

I want to start taking birth control pills but i’ve heard that they make you gain weight and i really don’t want to but i’ve also heard some birth control can help with acne so i was just wondering what one would be the best bet. Thanks!