There are many myths about acne. Some say it is normal, some
say there is no cure and most irritating part is they try to prove it lamely. But
the fact is these myths are just saying there is no prove.
There are many researches has done about acne. These researches
has exposed the myths as FALSE. While debunking the myths acne cure has gone
easy and many medication and natural solution has been discovered. No
w let us
see the well-known myths and the facts about acne.
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Myth 1:
“You just have to get through acne”.
Fact:
If acne is disturbing your daily life, creating feeling of
stressed, crushed, sad, angry, humiliated, for acne you don’t go to school or meet
friends, or if you see your skin is getting worse, then there is no need to
suffer with it. Help yourself with medicine. In modern era acne is very easy to
treat and it is successful.
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Myth 2:
“Acne will go away on its own.”
Fact:
It is true that many teens get mild pimples but 3 in 10 tender
people gets affected with moderate acne for which medical help is required to
get the acne under control and avoid the risk of scarring. This hard type of
acne does not go so easily and no chance of heal on its own. If it is not
treated it will get worse.
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Myth 3:
“Acne is just pimples.”
Fact:
Many researches shows that acne is caused by emotional
causes. Acne can be caused by mood swings, anxiety and depression. Among the causes
depression rate is 10% and they all have acne. Another cause of acne scars with
emotion are lifelong and permanent. 1 in 2 teens gets acne scars and they are
not just pimples.
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Myth 4:
“Nothing can be done about acne.”
Fact:
There are many effective and safe acne medical care
available in many countries that can cure acne and control it. Normally acne
lasts for maximum 2 years without any medical treatment. But with the help of treatment
it takes few months to get cure and spots are reduced to 50 to 70%.
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Myth 5:
“Acne is caused by stress, sweat or diet”.
Fact:
Acne mainly occurs by imbalance of hormone levels which are
the main causes of enlarging skin’s oil-producing glands and it causes more oil
secretion. The excess oil connects with dead skin cells to block the skin
pores. There is also a genetic element in causes of acne. Those who have a
family history of serious acne have many chance to get acne at a very early
stage and develop severe acne. Some prescribed medications such as anabolic
steroids, contraceptives, lithium and prednisone can help acne to form.
Sweat, Stress and some diets make acne bad, but they are not
the main cause. If you can bring change in your lifestyles and eating habit you
may defeat acne, but if you suffer from severe acne then you have to take
proper medical care.
So it can be seen that not all myths are fact. You have to
be careful and lead a healthy lifestyle to get cure from acne. And yes acne can
be beaten.
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