If you have acne, you know the deal-everybody has a cream or suggestion to help you get clear skin. But how to separate myth, medicine and folklore to find a cure against acne that works for you? That's what researcher Parker MAGIN to put in a study entitled, A systematic review of evidence of "myths and misunderstandings in the management of acne.
MAG and co-researchers at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, conclude that the doctors can not be "didactic" when making acne treatment recommendations that are based on diet, hygiene and sunlight. According to MAG, acne treatments should be individualized.
At the same time, the Academy of Dermatology has published a press release touting, stubborn Truth About Acne: Myths and misconceptions. Although this article discusses a recent study by Stanford University examined acne myths held among young adults, that does not provide solid advice to ensure acne antidote. Moreover, its meaning is paradoxical.
For example, Alexa Boer Kimball article titles, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, which is at Harvard University. Dr. Kimballs sums up the study of acne by saying "that substantial differences remain between belief and scientific support, but this does not change the way patients try to treat acne."
Says Dr. Kimball at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology casts a discrediting shadow over her groundbreaking research that aimed to separate fact from the fiction of acne. Two years ago in 2003, Mr. Kimball was apart of a study by Stanford University to study the effect of stress on acne. Then, Dr. Kimball concluded that "increased acne severity was significantly associated with increased levels of stress ... while self-assessed change in diet quality was the only other significant relationship. "The results of this study suggest that the relationship between acne and diet and stress are no longer hypothetical but warrant further investigation off.
Another objective of this study was to understand acne, Dr. Loren Cordain. Cordain and his associates studied in relation to diet and acne is called acne vulgaris study: the disease of Western civilization. Cordain noted that Kitavan Islanders of Papua New Guinea and the Ache hunter-gatherers of Paraguay had active cases of acne. That was the question: "So why acne vulgaris affect 79% to 95% of the population in Westernized societies, the young man?"
Cordain found that genes alone do not cause acne difference between the incidence of non-Western societies and modernized. Other factors must enter the equation.
Acne can be caused by hormonal changes, stress upheavals and many other reasons. The best defense against acne is observing yourself and noting what conditions, foods and emotions aggravate your acne situation. From there you can use self-help reduce acne flare-ups.