Can acne be completely cured?

Written by Liu Gang
Dermatology
Updated on March 26, 2025
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Acne is related to the excessive secretion of one's own sebaceous glands, the consumption of spicy and stimulating food, or frequently staying up late. In principle, it is not easy to completely eradicate, especially for adolescent patients, due to their age-related increased sebaceous gland secretion, who are also prone to regularly staying up late, encountering stress, anxiety, or tension. Therefore, for most cases, the condition can only be temporarily controlled or alleviated, with no way of achieving complete eradication. However, for older individuals aged thirty or even over forty, thorough eradication can be achieved through appropriate treatment and by regulating their dietary and lifestyle habits. The key is still to receive formal medical treatment at legitimate medical institutions and to regulate one's diet and lifestyle habits; otherwise, it will be difficult to eradicate the condition in the long term.

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Does acne spread?

Acne is a common skin disease, often occurring in adolescents and young adults. It is not contagious because acne is a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous gland follicles, associated with excessive secretion of the sebaceous glands or infection with acne bacteria. It is not contagious and will not cause one's own acne by coming into contact with someone who has acne.

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Can you drink yogurt for acne?

Acne is mainly related to endocrine disorders, excessive secretion of sebaceous glands, bacterial infections, and other factors. The occurrence of acne is often caused by multiple factors. After developing acne, you can drink yogurt, as yogurt has a beneficial effect for acne patients. However, acne patients should not drink cow's milk, as it can worsen acne. It is recommended that acne patients follow a light diet and avoid spicy and stimulating foods, and they can drink more yogurt.

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The causes of acne on the face.

The causes of acne development on the face stem from various factors, including oily skin type, poor diet, and lifestyle habits, as well as abnormal keratinization of the epithelium of the follicular sebaceous gland ducts combined with inflammatory reactions, and more, which can form inflammatory changes. These manifest as inflammatory papules, pustules, nodules, cysts, and so on. In everyday life, it is recommended to avoid spicy, stimulating, and high-calorie foods, and provide anti-inflammatory treatment to improve abnormal keratinization and other symptomatic treatments. Medications such as Tanshinone IIA sulfonate capsules, Doxycycline Hydrochloride Capsules, Vitamin B6 tablets, Antishutong tablets, and Nicotinamide tablets can be taken orally. Topical treatments like Clindamycin Phosphate Gel can be applied to affected skin areas. (Medication use should be under the guidance of a physician.)

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How to treat acne scar nodules

After complete recovery from acne, most people will form scars or some hypertrophic scar keloids. Generally, during the recovery phase of this condition, scratching or squeezing by hand is somewhat related. Currently, there are no highly effective drugs to completely heal these scars. The most common method is still to visit the dermatology department of a formal hospital and use fractional laser treatment, but the results vary from person to person and require many treatments. If the results are poor and the scar keloids are significantly hypertrophic, drug occlusion can also be used. However, drug occlusion cannot completely eliminate them; it can only make them shrink or become less noticeable. There is still a possibility that they might continue to grow.

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Does acne infect people?

Acne belongs to a disease caused by the excessive secretion of one's own sebaceous glands and an infection of the skin surface by acne propionic acid bacillus. This disease is not contagious, and it cannot be transmitted to others by touching each other or sharing towels. However, the disease has a strong recurrence, especially in patients who are in puberty. If their diet and lifestyle are not monitored in the short term, they will relapse quickly. It is recommended to receive formal treatment at a dermatology department of a regular hospital, with oral medication and topical medication. The combination of red and blue light effects can speed up the recovery. After recovery, it is crucial to maintain a standard diet and lifestyle, avoid spicy and irritating food, and try not to stay up late, feel anxious, or tense. Avoid misusing cosmetics to prevent clogging pores, which could worsen the condition. Regularly strengthen exercise, sweat more, and bathe more often.