Acne Treatment and Acne Medicine

Acne Treatment: Two Different Peels Both Effective

Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found – the first study to compare the two different types of acid peels as therapies for the skin disorder. Peels using beta-hydroxy acid [...]

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Plastic Surgeon Offers Treatment Hope To Acne Patients

Dr. Julio Gallo, a Miami facial plastic surgeon is giving hope to patients suffering from disfiguring acne scarring with new laser technology. The Active FX by Lumenis is a fractional laser procedure performed in a single treatment with minimal patient downtime. During the procedure, a high- energy beam of laser light is used to smooth [...]

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How the drug isotretinoin treats acne

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are providing insight into how the most potent drug available for the treatment of acne, 13-cis retinoic acid, also known as isotretinoin, combats acne and its mechanisms. Acne treatment research Diane Thiboutot, professor of dermatology, and her colleagues analyzed skin biopsies from patients with acne before and after one [...]

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Portrait Plasma Receives Clearance From FDA To Treat Acne Scars

Rhytec has received FDA clearance to market a new indication for treating acne scars. Portrait Plasma is already cleared by the FDA for treating facial and non-facial areas for wrinkles, superficial skin lesions, actinic keratosis, seborrhoeic keratosis and viral papillomata. An initial single site clinical study treating acne scars was conducted using the Portrait PSR3 [...]

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Senetek’s Positive Results From Trial In Acne Rosacea Patients

Senetek PLC announced positive study results from a clinical trial of Pyratine-6 in patients with acne rosacea. The findings have been accepted for presentation at the International Investigative Congress of Dermatology at its May 2008 meeting in Kyoto, Japan. Based on positive results demonstrated in previous studies of Pyratine-6 (0.1%), for the remediation of photodamaged [...]

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Acne – Not Just A Teen Issue

While acne may traditionally be viewed as a teenage %26quot;rite of passage,%26quot; results from a groundbreaking national survey released today show that acne is a problem that also commonly affects adults. The survey finds that acne can negatively impact many aspects of a person’s life — professional, academic, physical and social — and a basic [...]

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The Agony Of Adult Acne

Acne is the most common skin disorder that affects over 80% of adults, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. In fact, 20 million Americans have acne badly enough that it causes scars. Adults who suffer from acne scars are often embarrassed at the unsightly appearance that their acne leaves behind. A new medical technology [...]

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