How Hormonal Therapy Works On Acne?

March 27, 2010

Hormone therapy can be taken in many forms including oral mini-pill and contraceptive pills. These drugs mop up the free androgen circulating in your bloodstream and help you with it. They block or inhibit the male hormones responsible for creating acne conditions.
The pack of oral contraceptives comes with twenty-eight tablets, but only twenty one of [...]

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Side Effects of Hormonal Therapy on Acne

March 27, 2010

Every therapy that you take has its own pros and cons, and the same is with hormonal therapy. Regular breast and pelvic check-ups can easily minimize the risk of increased susceptibility of women to certain forms of cancers due to hormonal therapy. Its better to have the dermatologists working in co-ordination with the patient’s gynecologist, [...]

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How Isotretinoin Works On Acne?

March 27, 2010

Isotretinoin attacks the very root of acne and this is what makes it so effective. It is done in two ways.
• Firstly Isotretinoin decreases the size and sebum output of the oil glands, and by doing this it actually starves P. acnes bacteria by cutting off its food source.
• It encourages normal shedding off of [...]

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Know How Top Use Isotretinoin for Acne Treatment?

March 27, 2010

is taken as per the body weight and the general dose is 0.5 – 2 mg per kg of body weight, it normally is given in two doses of 15 to 20 weeks. In order to absorb its absorption in system you must take it with meals.
Being a derivative of Vitamin A, Isotretinoin is [...]

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