acne problem

New acne treatments become available almost on a daily basis, and they include new creams, gels, and ointments. There are also many new prescription treatments both topical and oral. However, the most promising of new treatment is acne blue light treatment and diode laser therapy, especially when combined with other more traditional treatments.
Many of the new treatments target the cause of acne, which are the sebaceous glands which are attached to the hair follicles. These glands' secret oils called sebum, the sebum travels up the hair shaft, then exits through a hole in the follicle and then onto the shin. The sebum is what lubricates the hair and the skin.
When the sebaceous glands become over active and begin to produce to much sebum it can clog the pores trapping in, dead skin and dirt, which is, what causes acne. If the gland's produce too much sebum the acne can develop into a severe case, the more severe the case the harder it is to get under control.
Once the pores become clogged and have trapped oil and dirt inside, bacterial growth will develop causing the inflammation and pimples. The new acne treatments such as, acne blue light along with a traditional topical treatment, target the sebaceous gland to reduce the production of sebum. This would also apply to diode laser therapies.
Blue light and diode laser therapy, reach deep into the skin without damaging the surface of the skin. They are believed to damage the sebaceous glands causing them to reduce the amount of sebum they produce thus, reducing the chances of clogging pores which in turn reduces acne.
Blue light therapy, exposes the skin to a low level or low intensity source of blue light which destroys Propionibacterium acne, Propionibacterium acne is the bacterium that causes acne and tends to multiply rapidly. This procedure is painless and can take several treatment to be effective because the bacterium does multiply so rapidly.
One benefit to the use of acne blue light therapy is that the treatments do not scar the skin and tend to improve skin texture lessening the appearance of existing scars. Some possible side effects would include, temporary dryness and redness in the area of treatment. Other than side effects, the cost can get expensive if a lot of treatments are required.
All in all many of the new treatments available have made great strides in treating acne as well as preventing it. When you combine new therapies like blue light with topical treatments you can control and get rid of your acne much more quickly than in previous years.