Sentences with phrase «by an acne patient»

Before you receive the knowledge on how to control your acne all year long, know this: seasonal acne is not an imaginary phenomenon solely reported by acne patients.

Not exact matches

A review of medical literature does not support monthly laboratory testing for all patients who are using standard doses of the acne medication isotretinoin, according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology.

And for some patients, particularly those with the most severe nodular and cystic acne, medications such as oral isotretinoin may be recommended — although the use of isotretinoin is tightly controlled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since it can cause birth defects if a woman becomes pregnant while taking the medication.

These days, cantaloupe and honeydew melons are eaten by more people, and more acne patients, than ever.

Finally, after 8 weeks of daily green tea application, total sebum production on the acne patients» skin had fallen by an average of 60 %.

Milk thistle was found to boost glutathione in the lungs by 50 % in yet another study, and this study found that severe acne patients have 20 % less glutathione in their skin.

Total acne lesion count in the selenium receiving patients fell by nearly 40 %, which is pretty respectable...

If there's one food group I could make every acne patient suddenly develop an irresistible taste for, it would easily be fruits and vegetables, closely followed by herbs and spices.

The average Western citizen, and by extension the average acne patient, is nowhere near fulfilling the classic «five a day» mantra.

The rule you need to keep in mind is this: all of our genetics may vary, but every single acne patient has the power to overcome these genetics by following a healthy diet and lifestyle.

The problem is that almost every acne patient is unaware that oilier skin needs more antioxidants, so they don't compensate by changing their diet.

By now, we have a number of satisfied patients who have used this program to clear up acne.

One classic study gave a daily selenium supplement to acne patients, and after 8 weeks, their total acne fell by 40 %.

The second study, on pro-carcinogens, has been used by some marketers to claim that chlorophyll can prevent cancer, but for acne patients the study only shows that chlorophyll can prevent a very narrow subset of carcinogen exposure, itself a very narrow subset of total free radical exposure.

Then there's the small risk of yellow skin; the stains don't show up every time and can be washed off with water, but it gets reported on by frustrated acne patients.

In fact, four out of five patients may have acne that is resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics such as clindamycin, erythromycin, and tetracycline, according to one study by the British Harrogate and District NHS Foundation.

There's an almost endless catalogue of success stories on the internet, in which acne patients dramatically improved their acne by getting more zinc.

Demodex mites are laughed at by many acne patients.