Thursday, March 6, 2008

The Anti-acne Drug Treatment

Roaccutane is an anti-acne drug used to prevent, treat and stop acne.

Basically, acne is caused by Oils from the glands that combine with dead skin cells to block hair follicles. Under the blocked pore, oil builds up. Skin bacteria can then grow very quickly. This infection makes the skin become swollen and red, which becomes visible.

Acne is treated by killing the bacteria, removing the oil from the skin and removing the dead skin cells. Roaccutane has become one of the most famous anti-acne skin care treatment. It is a drug that contains a lot of vitamin A. Vitamin A considerably lessens the amount of oil produced in the oil glands and thereby effectively reduces bacterial infections as a result of oil combining with dead skin cells blocking hair follicles. It also helps in the fast renewal of skin cells, giving your skin that healthy glow and fresh feel.

Consult with your dermatologist and buy Roaccutane to get rid of acne now. It may be your last hope of finally putting a stop to acne but it is also important to be educated about all the possible side-effects that may be caused by this wonder drug. This is the list as indicated by the product insert:


*Fetal malformation and Risk of spontaneous abortion – that’s why this wonder drug is strictly not advisable to be taken by pregnant or expecting mothers. So if you are planning on this drug treatment, better be sure that you are not currently pregnant because this is very harmful for the baby or fetus.


*Liver toxicity – If you are already having problems with your liver, better find another solution for acne


*Psychiatric disorders including depression, psychosis, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, seizures – there have been a lot of roaccutane related suicidal tendencies and attempts that were reported


*Benign intracranial hypertension which must be referred to a neurologist


*Corneal opacity


*Elevation of high density lipoproteins and elevation of cholesterol levels


*Diabetes


*Inflammatory bowel syndrome


*Hyper pigmentation


*Hair thinning and alopecia.

Apart from these, some other side effects have also been reported by people using Roaccutane:



*Dry skin – it’s suppose to rid the pores of oil but sometimes dryness is just too much as if the facial skin pores oil glands totally stops producing oil

*Eczema


*Photosensitivity


*Sweating


*Nail dystrophy


*Lethargy


*Back pain – and joint and bone problems as well


*Epilepsy


*Headaches – may be manageable unless you already have a history of headache related problems like migraine


*Skin fragility


*Liver dysfunction – though you may not have any history of any liver problems, continued unsupervised ise of the drug with the wrong dosage may cause your liver to malfunction


*Nosebleeds


*Dry mouth and nose


*Sore, cracked and sensitive lips – may be managed by using lip balms, petroleum jelly or chapstick


*Conjunctivitis


*Blurred vision


*Nausea


*Irritability


*Decreased concentration

This list of unwanted and some extreme side-effects may be enough to scare people off, but there are still others that would weather any possible roaccutane side effects just to finally get rid of acne.

By: MarkBellows