How To Treat Acne During Pregnancy?
by Javier Fuller
How To Treat Acne During Pregnancy?
If a drug for a particular type of disease causes side effects,
what does it mean? It simply means in the process of treating one
disease, it creates several new diseases. Do you call it a helpful
medicine then? Can it be categorized as a treatment? Such is a
dilemma when taking medication during the pregnancy. |
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One popular and effective acne treatment consists of
Isotretinoin. If you have severe acne, and your acne does not
respond to other therapies, Isotretinoin is certainly the pill to
be prescribed.
The medication is bound to give you favorable results as far as
acne is concerned. But then breaking of certain side effects can
not be ruled out. Isotretinoin is a retinoid which is derived from
vitamin A. The medicine is rated as the best acne medication till
date.
It is highly effective on acne but is never recommended to
pregnant women. The pill is capable of causing birth defects to
the fetus. Be in touch with your doctor regularly, in case you are
married and the pill is prescribed to you. Discuss about your
pregnancy with your doctor. You look good even with your acne, but
do you wish to be blessed with a child with birth defects? No one
would want it.
When looking at the acne treatment options for
pregnant women, the grave side effects of Isotretinoin outweigh
the merits. The side effects make a horrible reading and any
pregnant woman would not like the mention of the names of such
diseases.
You better advise any pregnant woman not to go for acne treatment
having farthest connection to Isotretinoin. The side effects
against which you are warned are thinning of hair, red itchy eyes,
dry skin and dry nose. You may even face depression, nausea or
vomiting. When you are under the treatment of this drug, there are
several do’s and don’ts about which you need to take absolute
care in consultation with your doctor.
As a woman, you need to test yourself for pregnancy, before you
begin the Isotretinoin treatment. You need to tell the doctor if
you plan to become pregnant or breast feed the child in the near
future. You are supposed to stop taking this drug, if in the
course of treatment you become pregnant. You are even advised to
adopt two unfailing methods of birth control before you begin the
treatment of this medicine.
Hormonal changes are normal during pregnancy which may result in
acne inflammation. You may have the best skin and yet during your
first trimester, you may receive severe acne attack. As the
pregnancy advances, acne begins to heal itself and you may have
better skin glow.
Though, this is certainly not to advise you to sit quiet about
your acne during the pregnancy. Better avoid oral medications. You
have a growing fetus within you. You can't take any risks in such
a delicate condition. Try topical medications like Azelic acid or
the trusted benzoyl peroxide.
Many Acne articles are available at Acne
During Pregnancy & www.acnetalks.com/pimple/
Provided By: Health
and Fitness
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