Contents:
- Medical Video: What’s Actually Inside a Pimple? Never Pop It!
- Symptoms of acne infections
- Overcoming acne that has been infected
Medical Video: What’s Actually Inside a Pimple? Never Pop It!
Pimples appear on the face, certainly very disturbing appearance. Not only makes you feel insecure, acne can feel very, very painful if you have been infected. Acne can be infected if you often touch or squeeze pimples to break it. Acne infections need different treatments from ordinary zits. For that, try to find out whether your acne has been infected or not to get the right treatment.
Symptoms of acne infections
Acne that appears on the surface of the skin will usually be more susceptible to other bacteria. Especially if you often hold it with dirty hands. Then the possibility of acne to become inflamed and grow bigger increases. If so, almost certainly your acne will be infected.
If you have acne, identify whether your acne has been infected or not. Because, treating acne with infections is not the same as regular acne. For more details, here are some signs that indicate acne has been infected:
- It hurts to the touch.
- Bigger than ordinary zits.
- Acne is red from being inflamed.
- The size is larger than usual zits.
- There are white spots that indicate pus.
Overcoming acne that has been infected
Killing infected zits means killing the bacteria that causes infection. Various ordinary medicines such as salicylic acid cannot treat this type of acne. Because, salicylic acid can not kill bacteria but only reduces the spread of acne to other areas. Acne infections can be treated with:
- Antibiotics to reduce bacteria and inflammation, both in the form of creams and drinking tablets.
- Benzoyl peroxide to kill acne bacteria.
In addition to medication from a doctor, you can also treat acne at home by:
- Compress it with warm water twice a day so that more pus and oil begin to lift out. But try not to suppress zits.
- Do not touch, scratch or squeeze pimples by hand because it increases the risk of infection.
- Do not use make up in the area of the infected pimple.
- Clean reasonable regularly especially after usingmake up around pimples without rubbing the pimples.
- Change sheets and pillowcases regularly to avoid gathering bacteria that can aggravate acne.
Consult your doctor again if the infection does not go away for several weeks or you feel the symptoms are getting worse and even spread to other parts of the face. In addition to drugs, chances are the doctor will do laser surgery or light therapy to kill the bacteria that causes acne which makes it an infection.
If the pimple has been treated successfully it will usually leave scarring or pockmarks. According to research conducted by the Dermatology Research and Practice Journal, chemical peeling, lasers, and microdermabrasion can help reduce the scars left by infectious acne.
