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acne
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Do you feel self conscious about your acne? /
Laat jou aknee jou selfbewus voel? |
Cancelled your plans? Not answering calls? Feeling like you're the
ugliest person on the planet? Acne can have profound psychological
effects, which may not even be related to its severity. Even mild
acne can be distressing.1 Without a doubt, acne can cause enough
embarrassment and unhappiness to affect your self-confidence,
your self-perception and your physical appearance. It could even
interfere with your everyday activities, such as sports, dating
and eating out.1 This is all the more reason to take acne and its
treatment seriously and treat sooner rather than later. Remembering
to stick to your treatment every day and not having unrealistic
expectations are important. It takes time for acne to heal
but the effort is well worth it!
Understanding acne
- Acne is common - nearly 80% of people suffer from acne.
- Chocolate and fatty foods do not cause acne.2
In order to understand how acne treatment works it is important
to understand
that acne is a complex disease caused by four interacting factors:2,3
- Too much waxy-oily substance produced (sebum) (different
to sweat)
- Abnormal thickening of the skin's outer layer (epidermis)
- An increase in skin bacteria
- Inflammation
If your acne's getting in the way of your life, then it's time to
book an appointment with your doctor or dermatologist. Your dermatologist
will not only listen to your concerns and anxieties, but will also
prescribe the best treatment for your type of skin. Treatments can
either be oral (tablets or capsules), topical (applied to the skin)
or a combination of the two. Speak to your doctor or pharmacist
and get the best solution for you.
For best results
In order to achieve the best possible results you need to use your
medication as prescribed by your doctor and stick to therapy. As
with many things in life, there is no quick fix solution. It takes
time for treatment to work and target the underlying problem. Keep
motivated as the results are well worth it !
Important steps to acne treatment
Cleanse
Normal soaps are often harsh on the skin especially when your skin
is vulnerable from acne. Cetaphil® cleansing lotion and bar are
specially formulated to cleanse without irritating the skin, as
they are non-drying, oil and fragrance free, non irritating, non-alkaline
and won't clog pores. Cetaphil® is only available in pharmacies
and does not require a prescription.
Medicate
It is best to consult a dermatologist or your doctor for treatment
sooner rather than later. The earlier you start acne treatment the
better your chances of getting it under control. It is important
to be realistic about your expectations and to remember that treatment
takes time, at least several months.
Moisturise
Acne itself or some of the treatments may result in an irritated
skin. You can moisturise with a non- irritating moisturiser that
won't clog pores. Nutraderm® cream and lotion are formulated to
help restore and maintain the skin's moisture and soothe irritated
skin. Nutraderm® is cosmetically elegant, hypo-allergenic, non-alkaline,
non-greasy and non-comedogenic.
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DO's |
DONT's |
- Use cosmetics that are noncomedogenic (this means
it won’t cause blackheads and whiteheads)
- Test new cosmetics on a patch of skin for a few
days to see if your skin tolerates it
- Use an effective, sun block when going into the
sun
- Be patient and stick to your treatment
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice
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- Avoid alcohol products which may irritate your skin
- Never apply more medication than recommended by
your doctor in the hope that it will work faster
- Never pick or squeeze any pimple or lesion on your
face
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Is your acne getting you down?
There is no need to suffer…
There is a
delightful solution
Speak to your doctor or pharmacist
for
more information
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Laat jou aknee jou selfbewus voel? |
Het jy jou planne gekanselleer? Bly foonoproepe onbeantwoord? Voel
jy of jy die lelikste mens op die planeet is? Aknee kan diepgaande
sielkundige nagevolge hê wat selfs nie eers verband hoef te hou
met die ernstigheid daarvan nie. Selfs ligte aknee kan kommerwekkend
wees. Aknee kan ongetwyfeld genoeg verleentheid en ongelukkigheid
veroorsaak om jou selfvertroue, jou selfbeeld en jou fisiese voorkoms
te beïnvloed. Dit kan selfs jou daaglikse aktiwiteite soos sport,
afsprake en uiteet omverwerp.1 Dit maak dit des te meer noodsaaklik
dat jy aknee en die behandeling daarvan ernstig opneem en dit vroeër
eerder as later behandel. Dit is belangrik dat jy jou behandeling
elke dag volhou en nie onrealistiese verwagtings koester nie. Aknee
het tyd nodig om te genees, maar die poging is die moeite werd!
Inligting oor aknee
- Aknee kom algemeen voor - byna 80% van alle persone het
las van aknee.
- Sjokolade en vetterige kosse veroorsaak nie aknee nie.2
Ten einde te verstaan hoe akneebehandeling werk, is dit belangrik
om
te begryp dat aknee 'n ingewikkelde siekte is wat deur vier meewerkende
faktore veroorsaak word:2,3
- Oormatige produksie van sebum ('n wasagtige, olierige stof)
(verskillend van sweet)
- Abnormale verdikking van die buitelaag van die vel (epidermis)
- 'n Toename in velbakterieë
- Inflammasie/ontsteking
Indien jou aknee jou lewe versuur, is dit tyd om 'n afspraak met
jou dokter of dermatoloog te maak. Jou dermatoloog sal nie
alleen na jou kommer en sorge luister nie, maar sal ook die beste
behandeling vir jou tipe vel voorskryf. Behandelings kan mondelings
wees (tablette of kapsules) of topikaal (vir aanwending aan die
vel) of 'n kombinasie van die twee. Raadpleeg jou dokter of apteker
vir 'n oplossing wat vir jou die beste is.
Vir die beste resultate
Ten einde die beste positiewe resultate te verkry, moet jy jou medisyne
gebruik soos deur jou dokter voorgeskryf en ook met die behandeling
volhou. Soos met baie dinge in die lewe is daar geen kitsoplossing
nie. Dit neem tyd vir die behandeling om te werk en die onderliggende
probleem op te los. Bly gemotiveerd want die resultate is die moeite
werd!
Belangrike stappe in akneebehandeling
Reinig
Gewone sepe is dikwels hard op die vel, veral wanneer die vel gevoelig
is as gevolg van aknee. Cetaphil® reinigingsmiddel en stafie is
spesiaal geformuleer om te reinig sonder om die vel te irriteer
aangesien hierdie reinigers nie die vel uitdroog nie, nie olie of
geurmiddels bevat nie, nie-irriterend en nie-alkalies is, en ook
nie porieë sal verstop nie. Cetaphil® is slegs by apteke verkrygbaar,
en benodig nie 'n voorskrif nie.
Medikeer
Dis die beste om vroeër eerder as later 'n dermatoloog of jou dokter
te raadpleeg vir behandeling. Hoe vroeër jy met akneebehandeling
begin, hoe beter is jou kanse om dit onder beheer te kry. Dis belangrik
om realisties in jou verwagtings te wees en te onthou dat behandeling
tyd vat, etlike maande op sy minste.
Bevogtig
Aknee self, of sommige van die behandelings, kan lei tot 'n prikkelbare
vel. Jy kan bevogtig met 'n nie-irriterende bevogtiger wat nie porieë
sal verstop nie. Nutraderm® room en vloeiroom is geformuleer om
die vel se vogtigheid te help herstel en te handhaaf en streel prikkelbare
vel. Nutraderm® is kosmeties elegant, hipo-allergenies, nie-alkalies,
nie-vetterig en niekomedogenies.
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MOETS |
MOENIES |
- Gebruik grimeermiddels wat niekomedogenies is (dit
beteken dat dit nie swartkoppies of witkoppies sal veroorsaak
nie)
- Toets nuwe grimeermiddels op 'n strokie vel vir
'n paar dae om te kyk of jou vel dit verdra
- Gebruik 'n doeltreffende sonblokmiddel wanneer jy
aan die son blootgestel word
- Wees geduldig en bly by jou behandeling
- Raadpleeg jou dokter of apteker
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- Vermy alkoholiese produkte wat jou vel kan irriteer
- Moet nooit meer medisyne aanwend as wat jou dokter
aanbeveel het in die hoop dat dit vinniger sal werk
nie
- Moet nooit enige puisie of letsel op jou gesig krap
of druk nie
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Kry jou aknee jou onder?
Dis nie nodig om te ly nie…
Daar is 'n
genotvolle oplossing
Raadpleeg jou dokter of apteker vir
meer inligting
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