Contents:
- Medical Video: Acne | Nucleus Health
- Facts about the drug tretinoin for acne
- 1. Assess safe use of tretinoin
- 2. In addition to treating acne, it can also remove black spots
- 3. Helps collagen formation
- 4. Make skin clean and tight
Medical Video: Acne | Nucleus Health
Tretinoin is a form of treatment of retinoic acid or vitamin A, which was discovered in 1969 by researcher James Fulton and dermatologist Albert Kligman. Tretinoin for acne is quite popular in Indonesia and is still the top choice for dermatologists to treat acne, acne scars and wrinkles.
Tretinoin was originally intended for acne treatment, but later it was known to slow down the signs of aging on the skin, improve texture and stains, to overcome the problem of hair loss.
The workings of this drug are to stimulate the regeneration of skin cells and accelerate the formation of healthier new skin cells. Because it is sensitive to sunlight the use of retinoic acid must be done at night.
Facts about the drug tretinoin for acne
1. Assess safe use of tretinoin
The use of tretinoin should usually be based on a doctor's prescription. For its own levels, tretinoin for acne has several levels of levels, namely 0.01%, 0.025%, 0.05%, and 0.1%. The greater the level of tretinoin in the cream, the greater the effect on the skin. In addition, the process produced is also faster.
Don't just imagine the exfoliation process due to the use of tretinoin as a danger caused. The outermost exfoliation process by tretinoin is actually considered a good thing for skin care.
Tretinoin will repair the skin by removing keratin buildup on the skin. Keratin usually causes a dark color on the skin.
2. In addition to treating acne, it can also remove black spots
Acne and black spots are the main problems of facial skin. The use of tretinoin is believed to prevent and also treat acne. In addition, tretinoin can also remove black spots on the face.
Dull skin caused by sun exposure, excessive oil production, and black spots can be overcome by using tretinoin. Tretinoin works by removing dirt and dead skin cells on the face.
Furthermore tretinoin will help the formation of collagen and also improve the quality of blood flow in the blood vessels in the skin, so that black spots that make dull skin will be overcome.
3. Helps collagen formation
Tretinoin stimulates fibroblast formation, the basic ingredient for forming collagen. Collagen acts to maintain moisture and skin elasticity. The older a person is, the more the number of fibroblasts will decrease, followed by a decrease in the amount of collagen in the skin.
So do not be surprised if the older a person is, the skin will wrinkle faster, because the collagen level decreases. The use of tretinoin can stimulate the formation of fibroblasts in the skin so that collagen formation also remains high. In other words, the aging process on the skin characterized by wrinkles can be prevented or slowed down.
4. Make skin clean and tight
If there is an assumption that tretinoin makes the outer skin peel off then that is true. But exfoliation will not cause thinning of the skin, because exfoliation will stimulate the formation of collagen so that the cells in the epidermis will also actively divide so that the skin remains clean and tight.
The skin has an epidermal layer. In the epidermal layer there is a corneum layer. The corneum layer will thicken with age and will experience a shortage of fluid, making the skin become wrinkled. The benefits of tretinoin will help the peeling process of the corneum. Tretinoin for acne should be used under the supervision of a doctor.
