Many of you are trying to lose weight in 2012 (W00t!) Did you know that you might be helping your acne as well? Obesity can lead to excess hormones such as androgens and insulin-like growth factors which trigger acne. Losing weight can help reduce your hormone levels and improve your acne. Have you lost weight [...]
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How Does Doxycycline Treat Acne?
Acne can be treated with topical and oral medications. A common choice is doxycycline antibiotic. In this video I explain how it works and tell you two common side effects of this medication. There are other risks and precautions when taking doxycycline, so be sure to discuss them with your physician and pharmacist before taking [...]
Does Eating Pizza Cause Acne?
School is just around the corner and this has been a popular question in my office this week. My mother always said it did, but does eating pizza really cause acne? Yes, it does. Eating simple carbohydrates such as white bread, bagels, and pizza can worsen acne. Simple carbohydrates are high-glycemic foods — they cause [...]
Posted in Natural Remedies, Skin Tips Also tagged carbohydrates, diet, high-glycemic diet, inflammation 7 Comments
3 Summer Skin Myths
1 – Drinking water will help your dry skin. It doesn’t. Drinking water is important to stay hydrated, but if you have dry skin you need to water the outside of your skin, not the inside. Drinking lots of water no more moisturizes your skin than taking a bath quenches your thirst. 2 – Sunscreens [...]
Sunscreens Cause Acne! (and Other Fun Summer Acne Facts!)
With blonde hair and big blue eyes, she looked like a young Betty Draper from Mad Men. My patient, Julie, had been faithfully treating her acne for months. Just when she was starting to clear (in time for her senior photos), wham! Red dots cropped up over her forehead and cheeks. What went wrong? Summertime. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged bacne, doxycycline, retin-A, sensitive, skin, sunburn, sunscreen, tips 29 Comments
