Treatments For Back Acne

In a fascinating Chicago Sun-Times article published this week (talking about the 7 big trends in cosmetic medicine / surgery) one doctor put forward an interesting theroy. According to Dr. Streven Dayan botox can actually clear up acne. He’s currently conducting clinical trials to validate his clinical observations.

As this could hold enourmous value for back acne sufferers I thought I’d hunt out some more information on the topic.

First up, I came across an article in the February 2008 issue of Elle magzine, which reported that dermatologists have been noticing that patients have clearer skin in areas where Botox has been injected. In fact, according to one dermatologist interviewed, “Skin is noticeably clearer in Botox-treated areas.”

The article went on to hypothesize that with the relaxation of facial muscles that occurs with botox, “relaxed ducts don’t continually pump out sebum.” The anatomical fact that skin ducts / pores have absolutely no muscle fibres in them whatsoever makes this claim ludicrous!

However, another more plausable theory suggests that botox blocks a key neurotransmitter in oil manufacture and thereby reduces sebum production.

All sounds good in theory… until you read these testimonials to the contrary. It appears that the manufacturer of botox is aware of a link that implicates its product with the exaccerbation of acne yet they are unwilling to comment further instead opting to pass the buck on to your GP.

So for now I’m happy to stay away from pumping my back full of Botox and will stick to my tried and tested array of treaments for back acne.

There’s a relatively new contraceptive pill called Ortho Tri Cyclen which shows great promise as a treatment for moderate to sever back acne in women of all ages who do not respond well to conventional topical treatments. However, as with any prescription medication there are side effects you need to be aware of. Here’s a good summary of the benefits and potential side effects of Ortho Tri Cyclen.

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There’s a growing body of evidence that low grade chronic inflammation is the actual trigger for pores to get blocked with sebum and exfoliated skin. So what causes this chronic inflammation?

In a nutshell, foods that are rapidly broken down in to sugars. The rational behind this is that such foods cause a rapid increase in insulin levels which in turn sparks a burst of inflammation at a cellular level.

Hence, diet is intimately linked to the onset and persistence of back acne.

With this in mind here are 20 pro-inflammatory foods that you must avoid…

1. Carbonated (fizzy) drinks
2. Snack foods
3. Candy
4. Cake
5. Doughnuts
6. Cookies
7. Fried food
8. Fruit juice
9. White bread
10. Margarine
11. Pastry
12. Jam
13. Granola
14. Crackers
15. Noodles
16. Bagels
17. Pudding
18. Croissants
19. Waffles
20. Pizza

As a general guideline, foods with a glycemic index above 50 should be avoided.

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A unique type of honey with 30 times the healing power of other honeys and 100 times greater anti-inflammatory properties than hydrocortisone is now gaining recognition with skin care manufactureres worldwide. Being a kiwi myself I’ve known about this special honey (only found in New Zealand) for many years and it’s one of the handful of effective treatments for back ance I’ve discovered.

Here’s the press release released today talking more about this awesome remedy.

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