Year: 2024 | Month: June | Volume: 14 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 220-229
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240633
Acne and Its Treatment Options - A Review
Tadikonda Rama Rao1, Haripriya Batchan1
1Department of Pharmaceutics, CMR College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, Telangana
Corresponding Author: Tadikonda Rama Rao
ABSTRACT
Sebaceous units in the skin are affected by acne, a reactive skin disorder that is common. It may cause the patient to have major psychological effects as well as severe skin scarring. Due to the early onset of puberty, acne is more common in females aged 12 and under, but it also shows up more in boys aged 15 and up according to recent observations made in younger patients. In most cases, acne clears up in the patient's early twenties; nevertheless, acne can persist into adulthood and is more common in women. Acne vulgaris has a complex pathophysiology that is influenced by both internal and environmental factors. Conversely, the underlying causes are increased, sebum production and abnormal desquamation of epithelial cells. The progression of acne lesions is the creation of the microcomedo, or blockage of the follicular canal. It is exciting to consider that our expanding knowledge of the pathophysiology of acne may lead to the development of novel therapeutic alternatives. Inhibitors of retinoic acid metabolism, blue light, photodynamic treatment, and Th-1 cytokine inhibitors are a few of the inventive and difficult options accessible. Acne is also brought on by changes in the hormones, testosterone and estrogen, and there are numerous androgens, other reasons why acne forms.
Key words: acne, preventive measures, treatment, antibiotics, hormonal therapy