The first impression is ever so vital in personal and professional realms. If statistics are any index fifty percent of all women and twenty five percent of men are battling this potentially disfiguring syndrome globally - at any point in time!

Concurrently there is scarcely any age which is exempt from this malady - so eighteen and fifty eight would be equally prone to this condition - exploding the teenage myth!

Causes

There could scarcely be any cure without eliciting the cause and the causes of adult acne are self evident:

- Invariably an excessive growth of bacteria within the hair shaft (the hair Follicle) is the commonest known cause

- The oil producing glands develop a block - better connoted as Sebaceous Glands

- Increased production of oil from enlarged Sebaceous Glands

- Pregnancy and Menopause

- Genetic and Stress Induced

Managing Adult Acne

The traditional management of adult acne could best be defined as the use of salicylic acid to the likes of Tetracycline.

Conversely the wonder cure of modern times is adoption of a multifaceted line of management which would well include:

* Behavior

* Diet

- Ensue intake of a well balanced diet
- Avoid consumption of oily and fried foodstuffs

* Medications

- Correction of hormonal imbalances using prescribed hormones and birth control measures
- Use of topical medications for control of inflammation and spread of adult acne
- Use of antibiotic cover where indicated

* Skin Protocol

- Avoid use of tight straining clothing and accessories like collars and helmets

- Avoiding of extremes of temperature - be it cold or direct sunlight

- Extensive use of skin toners and moisturizers would protect the skin from dirt and pollution

- Daily regimen of cleaning of the skin

The skin care could well be the most critical of all modalities and may well include the likes of cleaning, moisturizing and toning of the skin in addition to exfoliation and the use of sunscreens.

* Plastic Procedures

* Chemical Peels

Chemical peels are fast gaining in popularity - if statistics are any index - well over a million chemical peel procedures are being conducted annually. The peels could well be diverse in profile - ranging from the superficial peels to the deep peels.

Concurrently the peels may well be a single ingredient peel or a multi-ingredient peel. The procedure duration being a mere fifteen minutes and the effects could well last for months.

* Scar Removal - using Lasers

The procedure is more popular now than ever before for it has few side effects and is painless and quick as a procedure considering that this is one cosmetic procedure which could well be completed within a few minutes depending on the severity of the acne scar.

The wonder cure for adult acne is a reality and the results amazing depending primarily on the commitment of the physician and the patient alike!