Acne Proactive Solution
Ask any acne sufferer (there ought to be a proper term for this), and s/he will tell you that there is no real cure for acne. I agree. Acne is a condition that may recur at any time, no matter what the circumstances, and the best cure for acne is prevention. However, given the enormity of the battle against acne, researchers have been tirelessly working to find ways to at least control and minimize the incidence of acne, and in many cases that is as good as a cure.
Acne Proactive Solution
Let's talk prevention
Acne Proactive Solution
Charles Griffith, a 38-year-old insurance banker from Atlanta, says he has suffered from severe acne since he was 14, and has resigned himself to the fact that his acne will never really be completely cured. However, in the past year, he has discovered the Exposed Acne Treatment System, which has kept him acne-free for the past six months. "I noticed pretty early on that doctors never talked about an acne cure, but about prevention and treatment," he says. "Since prevention is not always in our hands, I have settled for treatment, and I find the Exposed system works for me."
Acne Proactive Solution
But herein we have another knotty problem. Given the varying nature of individual skins, it is impossible to say with any degree of certainty that what worked for someone else will work for you. So if Charles is happy with the Exposed system, you may require a course of Accutane (more about this later), and someone else may swear by the Proactiv Solution.
Since we are discussing acne cures here, I will not go into the methods of acne prevention in detail. Suffice it to say that most of the so-called 'cures' are actually preventive methods, which help control future acne outbreaks by looking after your skin in certain ways. For instance, the Exposed System that Charles used claims to help clear existing acne, prevent new acne from forming, even skin tone, and reduce existing acne scars.
The Accutane factor
Accutane, on the other hand, is an oral retinoid (call it an antibiotic), which is often prescribed for particularly severe cases of acne that do not respond to other treatments, and it works by stopping oil production in the sebaceous glands so that pores never become clogged. Chances of acne are therefore next to nil if you use Accutane. However, as with all antibiotics, Accutane brings with it certain side effects that are potentially harmful, which is why doctors prescribe it only as a last resort.
Then there's the TriClear Acne Eliminator, which a friend of mine used with admittedly impressive results. As the name indicates, the TriClear process involves three steps: cleaning with a purifying cleanser, healing with a repair gel, and soothing with a revitalizing cream. The idea is to "reduce the appearance of acne, control excess oil production and prevent future breakouts". Marilee, the friend who used the TriClear products, says her acne-scarred face looked significantly less raw and ravaged after only a week.
However, as you would have noticed by now, none of these treatments are actually cures for acne, though Accutane may be said to come close since it strikes at the root of the problem. In the long run, acne cure is ultimately about prevention and control and not about total elimination.
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