Via www.dermtv.com – True of false eating chocolate cause acne? What about covering acne blemishes with makeup will worsen them? And, how about, if you pick your pimples, you’ll cause scars? Find out as Dr. Schultz debunks these and many other of acne’s greatest myths.
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I think you should write a book
Dr. Schultz, I heard that dermatologists will put their new patients on milder antibiotics and wait to use accutane as a last resort. What if the patient wants accutane right off the bat, since like you said, it gets rid of the oil 100%. I know there are negative side effects with using accutane, but it is common for patients to come in requesting accutane and getting it right away, instead of wasting money on other things that may not work as well? That’s what I would do if I went to a derm.
is iodine also contained in table salt? the should we have less intake of that?
thanks!
@Cherriedesu: Yes, in very small amounts, so by the time you ate enough for it to cause acne breakouts, your tongue would have fallen out!
@MaicoMoon: FDA guidelines for use of Accutane in the USA requires failure of treatment with several antibiotics before Accutane is prescribed for treatment of acne. Using Accutane as a first treatment is in fact “off label use.”
How do derms really like neutrogena? becase they always brag they are “number one reccomended” and by derm said, ehh, so I was just wondering,haha.
and can lasers help very mild teenage acne? like i only get tiny little white heads in the t-zone, but i want flawless skin, would this benefit?
i have what i think are acne scars but they are just black/brown spots that appear when my acne is starting to leave, (i pick my acne) so what do you think could help remove my brown spots
hey dr., i used to pick my acne and now i have brown flat marks aound my face, any idea how i can get rid of them?
@parisgala Removing those spots requires strict use of sunscreen, exfoliants, and bleaches. For more information, search YouTube for the DermTV episode titled, “How to Remove Brown Spots”.
wow i usually work otu and then wash my face, so thanks for the tips!
Uhh, okay does cheese cause acne? like mexican food? i really like the food..but i really like my apperance as well. =\
They have done studies that show a relationship between dairy foods and acne. I myself stopped eating dairy and my back acne cleared up, so i think it has more to do with diet than we think. But i do agree with everything else he said.
iodine causes acne? really now? then why did the japanese who eat seaweed and seafood on a daily bases not get acne until america introduced refined foods into their diet?
this video is really great, you should write a book about acne
@alstan25 A complex issue with a small amount of evidence suggesting that refined sugar products in Japanese may be related to an increase in the occurrence of acne. But most studies don’t support a causal relationship which is further complicated by genetics that definitely do play a role and certainly pre-exist the introduction of the refined sugar foods. While the Japanese diet does include a large amount of iodine, true excess iodine causes certain thyroid diseases that don’t seem to be…
@alstan25 increased in the Japanese population. So there are many inconsistencies here. The following study from 2003 published in the Journal of Japanese Cosmetic Science Society did not attach any importance to the issues we are discussing. Abstract: An epidemiological study of acne vulgaris for the 793 students, which consist of 64 of the sixth grade of the elementary school, 120 of the junior high school, 120 of the high school and 489 of the nursing or medical school students…
@alstan25 …was performed by questionnaire. Of 793 students, 315 were male and 478 were female, and their ages ranged from 11-12 years-old to twenties. This acne study revealed that 58.6% of the students (male: 45.7%,female: 67.2%) were suffered from acne vulgaris, and that the average onset was 13.3 years of age, acne lesions appeared on the forehead first and later developed on the cheek and jaw…
@alstan25 It was also demonstrated that 93.3% of the nursing or medical school students (male: 92.8%,female: 93.9%) were suffered or had been suffered from acne vulgaris, that is 92-94% of Japanese young people after 18 years-old had the acne history. They were impressed that insufficient sleep, oily skin and frequent make-up made worse their acne lesions. In order to treat their acne, 38.1% of them got the OCT topical agents through the drug stores, and only 11.8% of them visited doctors.
I only eat seafood and lots of it. I have sushi twice or more a week so I’m always eating fish and seaweed. I also have really bad almost severe acne. I wonder if the two relate?
i was on accutane but i finished a year ago. about two months after accutane my acne came back and is aggressive as before, is there anything i can do seeing as the toughest pill wont beat my acne?
@LydiaxLOSERFACE I took Accutane for the full five month period, and shortly after my acne came back in full force. After waiting about 6-months (yikes!) I talked to my dermatologist again and we tried another round. About three months into my second round my acne seemed to clear up within nearly two weeks time and hasn’t been back since. I suggest you talk with your doctor about trying Accutane again if it is an option for you.
What causes pimples? What I mean is, not white heads and comedones or larger spots that go away; I mean tiny pimples that just wont go away. My skin isnt oily, its dry, but I get these tiny pimples on my forehead and, sometimes, cheeks near the nose. I have been using a cream with clendamycin (sp?) and benzoyl peroxide (sp?), which initially helped, but now they’re sort of coming back..its annoying! What is it? thanks
@LydiaxLOSERFACE try a more natural way to control your acne. and be gentle on your skin.
I have a weird brand of acne. It’s certainly not severe as some people I’ve seen but it’s so consistent. I am 24 now and breakouts are just apart of my life. I get them on the face and chest. This makes me wonder if I have some sort of bacteria living inside of me that’s causing this to happen?
you know how you said that when you pick a pimple then it causes inflamatory stains around the pimple? will accutane cure this?