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When it comes to dealing with acne there are many things you can actually do to get rid of the problem. There are many different solutions, cremes and methods you can employ to get rid of this unpleasant skin condition. And every solution can be quite effective in different cases. Still, there are some things you should never do to your acne no matter what type of it you seem to have if you don’t want to make the problem even worse. Some of these things may be commonly suggested as an effective solution to acne by people who aren’t very competent on the matter. So if you don’t want to make your acne worse, here are some things you should definitely avoid doing about acne:

Excessive hygiene

While keeping your skin healthy and clean all the time is important becoming fanatic about it may have negative consequences. It is important to remove oil excess and dirt from the skin daily in order to prevent inflammation and bacterial infection. However, if you are washing your skin several times a day and use a strong antibacterial soap or solution for it you risk making your skin too dry and irritating it. This in turn can make your skin more vulnerable to external factors and lead to excessive damage. So don’t become a hygiene maniac if you have acne.

Excessive use of anti-acne solutions

Moderation is one of the most important aspects for any type of treatment including anti-acne solution use. While used in small or moderate amounts, most acne treatments can be very effective and eliminate acne breakouts effectively. However, if you feel that the solution isn’t working as desired or just want to get results faster using excessive amounts of it or more often than needed can actually damage your skin and make the acne problem even worse.

Mixing different solutions

It may seem like a rational move to mix different effective solutions for acne in order to maximize the benefit and get results faster. However, this is definitely not the brightest thing to do if you want to keep your skin healthy. Different solutions use different ingredients that may interact with each other and cause side effects. Moreover, by combining several topical solutions you can irritate your skin and cause additional problems that will ultimately lead to acne breakouts. (more…)

The role of doctors in our culture is very important. Because they can be useful in treating injuries and illnesses, they have become a profession. To ensure only the best people enter the profession, there are high educational standards to meet. The training is long and difficult. But, once doctors have qualified, they command respect. This is not just for the knowledge and experience they have collected. The power of the placebo effect also relies on believing the doctors actually know what they are doing. Remember, in all clinical trials, placebos are rated as highly effective by an average one-third of participants. If someone in a white coat gives you a pill in the right circumstances, you are likely to feel better even though the pill is made out of chalk. It’s all part of the magic of being a doctor.

The profession has also made big strides in shaping public opinion. The general practitioners used to be the gods. Now, thanks to television shows like House, it’s the surgeons in the top hospitals. Not that any of them are like House, you understand. But many do feel they can do what they want. So they develop reputations for their skills and build empires inside their hospitals. This grows their income and protects them. Why? Because once a patient is allocated to a particular empire, it holds on to that patient. That means the empire gets the credit for all the fee income earned and, if anything goes wrong, no one outside the empire gets to hear about it.

In other countries where they practise socialized medicine, there’s a team approach to treatment. Instead of one doctor having a monopoly on controlling treatment, the patient becomes the focus of interest for a group of healthcare professionals representing a range of relevant knowledge and skills. There are regular meetings where groups of people discuss how best to treat the individual. Collective decisions are taken. Why is this better? Well, suppose a patient comes in and reports pain. The first doctor diagnoses the problem and begins treatment. Some time later, the patient is still complaining of pain. In our system, the first doctor might fear loss of reputation if he or she calls for a second opinion, so simply prescribes more painkillers. If the pain persists, the dosage of the painkillers is increased or stronger drugs are used. The result is our country has the highest consumption of prescribed medications in the world. We’ve been persuaded the best treatment always comes in a pill bottle. In other countries, doctors and other healthcare professional work hard to avoid prescribing drugs. This not only cuts down the long-term cost of treatment, but also tends to produce better results. (more…)