Adjunctive and/or emerging approaches include topical dapsone, taurine bromamine, resveratrol, chemical peels, optical treatments, as well as complementary and alternative medications.
[4,6] The disease burden of acne has the ability to elicit in some sufferers significant mental health concerns due to a heightened sense of shame relating to appearance.
[12,46] Several studies suggest that the efficacy of ben- zoyl peroxide can be enhanced when used in combination with topical retinoids, antibiotics (essentially clindamycin[19,46] and, more recently, nadifloxacin[47]), and tertiary amines, such as an allylamine.
In recent guideline shifts, expert panels and major health organizations have reached a consensus that oral contraceptive provision no longer necessitates the performance of a pelvic examination and Papanicolaou smear.
Am J Clin Dermatol 2012; 13 (6) Simonart A photopneumatic platform (IsolazÔ; Aesthera Corpo- ration, Pleasanton, CA, USA) combining vacuum pressure with a broadband light source device has also been shown to improve mild to moderate inflammatory and comedonal acne.