Of course, there are serious aspects in the treatment of acne eruptions during pregnancy, which must be taken into account if you want not only to reduce acne to a minimum, but also to preserve the health of your unborn child.
Be sure to follow the rules of healthy skin care regimen - this helps to reduce the spread of bacteria. Daily exercise helps improve blood circulation and maintain a uniform flow of blood throughout the body, respectively, and to the skin. To provide the skin with the necessary vitamins - eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
Prevention of rash.
- During pregnancy, it is very useful to cleanse the skin to prevent the accumulation of fats on it. If the skin is prone to acne, twice a day it should be cleansed. After washing, use to wipe your face with microfiber napkins that absorb fat.
- Sites skin, infected with acne, try to rinse very carefully and treat them with soap without the oil. But do not overdo it with skin cleansing, because you can at the same time remove the necessary protective layer of fats. The organism, independently striving for harmony, itself tries to restore balance. And because the skin becomes too dry with excessive cleansing - the sebaceous glands produce even more sebum.
- Do not save water when cleaning. It is recommended that you properly wash off the remains of soap and the accumulated bacteria in them so as not to cause skin irritation.
- Wipe dry the skin, for five minutes after washing it is necessary to apply on it a moisturizing cream that does not contain any oils.
- Do not scratch the area affected by the rash, since this action will spread the bacteria to other areas of the skin of the face, and the amount of acne will only increase.
- When using tightening means, you will need several cotton swabs, since each pimple must be treated separately. Be sure to throw a tampon, soaked in astringent lotion, after cauterizing the pimple. To prevent the spread of bacteria and infection in the treatment of each pimple, a new tampon should be used.
- It is worth recalling that daily exercise helps to maintain a healthy balance for all types of skin. Various exercises stimulate the flow of blood to the skin, and, as a result, the skin acquires a healthy appearance and radiance. In addition, fitness classes help to relieve stress, which is also able to cause acne.
Treatment of rash.
Not all oral medications against acne can be safe for expectant mothers. Only a few of them can be replaced by means for local outdoor use. Accordingly, if you are not ready, at least temporarily, to forget about completely flawless skin, you must be prepared for possible complications. Doctors, as a rule, do not recommend oral medications for pregnant women against acne.
In the event that the appearance of acne is associated with hormonal changes that occur in the body during pregnancy, they will begin to pass after the birth.
Very dangerous for the future child are drugs used to treat acne, which include retinoic acid. Scientific research suggests that retinoic acid (Roaccutane) can cause birth defects and, in some cases, lead to miscarriage. For the same reason, topical medicines (ointments) that contain tretinoin (Tretinoin) are also considered dangerous.
If you plan to conceive a child and during this period take retinoic acid in any form, you must immediately abandon it. The intake of this medication in the first 15 to 17 days after conception, as doctors determined, increases up to 40% the risk of developing birth defects in the child. It has also been established that retinoic acid is excreted from the body of a woman for at least two months (sometimes three months), so the advice of doctors is to combine roaccutane with the use of birth control pills.
The high content of vitamin A in drugs for acne also causes concern among scientists. It is also capable of causing birth defects in the child's development, including brain and heart defects, facial deformity, poor learning ability. If you are worried about a possible lack of vitamin A in the body, eat plenty of red, yellow and orange fruits and vegetables.
Unfortunately, you can not predict whether you are prone to the appearance of blackheads during pregnancy. From this there is no insurance for any woman, and there is no single, universal and effective medicine for this calamity. One thing remains - wait. But, of course, the risk of acne is reduced while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.