December 14, 2008
Treatment For Acne And Scars Using Herb
There are at least hundreds of different kinds of acne treatment products available on the market today. Everyone of them claims to be superior than the other. There are always pro and cons to any methods of treatment.
There are a lot more people today prefer to go with herbal treatment rather than using prescription drugs. Acne treatment is no exception, in recent years herbal treatment products appeared ont he market like mushrooms.
Why do people lost interest in pharmaceutical treatment?
Antibiotics is the most commonly used drug in pharmaceutical treatment for acne. In fact many of the prescription drugs for acne are using antibiotics.
One of the disadvantages of treatment using antibiotics is that the treatment becomes less effective when the body becomes more tolerant to the drug. Another thing is that you have to go through many hit and miss trial until you find the product that works for you.
Herbal treatment for acne are known to have less side effect if any, compared to pharmaceutical treatments.
There are a lot of talks centered around a very controversial drug known as Accutane. Accutane is a very strong vitamin A based medicine.
The function of Accutane is to close the pores of the body. The understanding is that when the pores are closed they will be prevented from clogging.
Accutane, unfortunately known to cause some very serious after treatment effects. Some of the side effects are damage to the liver and also a major birth defects. That's the reason why Accutane patient are required to take blood test weekly.
On the extreme case Accutane could also cause mental instability that could result in suicides. There are clearly some very high risk involved with the treatment using this drug.
What makes the herbal treatment for acne becomes so popular?
Does acne herbal treatment completely safe? The answer is no one knows for sure. Does it 100% effective? The answer is no. There is no treatment that is 100% effective. Herbal treatment is more like able because it is herbal and plant base.
People who are concern with the negatives side effect from the prescription drugs are turning to herbal base treatment for alternatives. Most people are quite comfortable with herbal treatment since it has been used for many many centuries.
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