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QuestionWhat's an easy way I can prevent getting acne in the same area?Mohiba Tareen is a board certified Dermatologist and the founder of Tareen Dermatology located in Roseville, Maplewood and Faribault, Minnesota. Dr. Tareen completed medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. While a dermatology resident at Columbia University in New York City, she won the Conrad Stritzler award of the New York Dermatologic Society and was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Tareen then completed a procedural fellowship which focused on dermatologic surgery, laser, and cosmetic dermatology.The most important thing you can do is showering regularly, especially after you exercise or do strenuous activity that makes you sweat.
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QuestionWhy does my skin break out even when I exfoliate?Mohiba Tareen is a board certified Dermatologist and the founder of Tareen Dermatology located in Roseville, Maplewood and Faribault, Minnesota. Dr. Tareen completed medical school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. While a dermatology resident at Columbia University in New York City, she won the Conrad Stritzler award of the New York Dermatologic Society and was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Tareen then completed a procedural fellowship which focused on dermatologic surgery, laser, and cosmetic dermatology.Exfoliating too much can actually damage your skin and make your skin more oily and prone to blemishes. Try exfoliating less throughout the week.
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QuestionCan makeup cause acne or irritated skin?Dr. Margareth Pierre-Louis is a board certified Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist, Physician Entrepreneur, and the Founder of Twin Cities Dermatology Center and Equation Skin Care in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Twin Cities Dermatology Center is a comprehensive dermatology clinic treating patients of all ages through clinical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, and telemedicine. Equation Skin Care was created to provide the best in evidence-based, natural skin care products. Dr. Pierre-Louis earned a BS in Biology and an MBA from Duke University, an MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed a residency in dermatology at the University of Minnesota, and completed a dermatopathology fellowship at Washington University in St Louis. Dr. Pierre-Louis is board certified in dermatology, cutaneous surgery, and dermatopathology by the American Boards of Dermatology and Pathology.Most makeups are hypoallergenic. They basically are synthetic molecules that are mixed in with some type of moisturizer base and most of them do not make blemishes worse. If your blemishes are worsened by makeup, then you're wearing the wrong makeup for your skin and you should find one that's not going to be irritating.
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QuestionHow do you clear your face of acne?Luba Lee, FNP-BC is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and educator in Tennessee with over a decade of clinical experience. Luba has certifications in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Emergency Medicine, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Team Building, and Critical Care Nursing. She received her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Tennessee in 2006.You should wash with a gentle exfoliating cleanser containing benzoyl peroxide twice daily, use a spot treatment that contains benzoyl peroxide, and moisturize with a non-acnegenic moisturizer such as Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer. Check out over-the-counter products that can contain all three: wash, spot treatment, and moisturizer. Read the back of the label for the concentration of active ingredients. You can also ask your primary care provider for a product containing retinol to use at night. Use moisturizer with SPF during the day. Eat a low glycemic diet, stay hydrated, be moderately physically active daily, manage stress and get plenty of sleep.
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