Another concern I have about all of the medications and products being sold to help treat acne is that some of these things are pretty harsh on the skin. That can actually do more damage and can be really destructive. That’s not a good thing and could make acne worse. Plus, it could lead to permanent skin damage.

It seems like many birth control pills on the market today are really hyping the acne treatment aspect of their use. I just don’t know if that’s such a good idea. I mean it is probably true that the estrogen and progesterone in those pills can do great things for a woman’s skin but the pills do have side effects. I’m not sure it would be my recommendation for my daughter.

The worst part is that there are better acne products available over the counter that don’t have those side effects. I know how devastating acne can be, particularly to your confidence and social life, but some of these medications just seem pretty scary to me. Plus, most of them cost a lot of money which is something most of us don’t have a lot of right now.

Anyway, the medication being promoted by the commercial can dry out your skin and can cause other problems. Plus, you have to take extra precautions when you’re exposed to sunlight. And the list of side effects and risks just seemed to go on forever. It was crazy! I would never use any of that stuff, especially not just for mild acne.

Last night, I was watching television and a commercial came on for a new acne medication. I wish I could remember the name of the medication but the commercial has a teenage boy sitting in a pharmacy because of his acne. The pharmacist tells him even mild acne should be treated as a medical condition. That’s great advice (I say sarcastically).

Some women who suffer from acne don’t use acne medication but instead go on birth control pills because the hormones are supposed to help clear up the skin. While those hormones can work, those pills can have serious side effects, too, including the risk of potentially fatal blood clots.

Ziana is the hot new acne medication on the market, but it can cause some serious side effects such as bloody diarrhea and peeling of skin in the area being treated. You can also have itching, skin discoloration, and cold symptoms. Why go through those problems when you can find great OTC products that will take care of the problem?

I just wanted a commercial for a new prescription strength acne medication. The person they showed didn’t even have severe acne! It bothers me that so many drugs are being manufactured for things like acne treatment that can have serious side effects when all people really need to do is find the right over-the-counter acne treatments.