{"id":38526,"date":"2025-11-19T11:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/acne-causes-home-remedies-and-treatment-options\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T10:55:14","slug":"acne-causes-home-remedies-and-treatment-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/acne-causes-home-remedies-and-treatment-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Acne: causes, home remedies and treatment options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyo\u00adne who is affec\u00adted knows that acne is not just a cos\u00adme\u00adtic pro\u00adblem. The skin con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon can have an impact on psy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal and social well-being. This makes effec\u00adti\u00adve tre\u00adat\u00adment all the more important. For mild forms of acne, small home reme\u00addies can some\u00adti\u00admes help in addi\u00adti\u00adon to the medi\u00adcal approach. The basic pre\u00adre\u00adqui\u00adsi\u00adte: visit a spe\u00adcia\u00adlist prac\u00adti\u00adce \u2013 this is the only way to make a relia\u00adble dia\u00adgno\u00adsis and com\u00adbi\u00adne the right treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What are the causes?<\/h2>\n<p>The cau\u00adses include an over\u00adpro\u00adduc\u00adtion of sebum (skin oil), impai\u00adred kera\u00adti\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon, cer\u00adtain bac\u00adte\u00adria (e.g. <em>Cuti\u00adbac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adum acnes<\/em>) and minor inflamm\u00ada\u00adti\u00adons. Hor\u00admo\u00adne fluc\u00adtua\u00adtions, stress and a gene\u00adtic pre\u00addis\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon can fur\u00adther exa\u00adcer\u00adba\u00adte the pro\u00adblem. Are\u00adas with many sebace\u00adous glands such as the face, chest or back are affected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Which home remedy for&nbsp;acne?<\/h2>\n<p>Home reme\u00addies can\u00adnot work mira\u00adcles with acne, but they can sup\u00adport the tre\u00adat\u00adment. Cau\u00adti\u00adon is advi\u00adsed with inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry forms and seve\u00adre acne. In all cases, con\u00adsult a doc\u00adtor befo\u00adre&nbsp;use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tea tree oil (diluted)<\/strong>: has an anti\u00admi\u00adcro\u00adbi\u00adal and anti-inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry effect (with mode\u00adra\u00adte use). Do not use on sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve&nbsp;skin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aloe vera gel<\/strong>: soot\u00adhes the skin, mois\u00adtu\u00adri\u00adzes. Tip: app\u00adly slight\u00adly chil\u00adled and allow to absorb.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sun pro\u00adtec\u00adtion and mild cle\u00adan\u00adsing<\/strong>: con\u00adsis\u00adtent sun pro\u00adtec\u00adtion and gent\u00adle cle\u00adan\u00adsing redu\u00adce irritation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet and life\u00adstyle<\/strong>: less sugar, ple\u00adnty of water, sleep and stress manage\u00adment can pro\u00admo\u00adte healing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Important: Some home reme\u00addies can irri\u00adta\u00adte the skin or pro\u00admo\u00adte pig\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon&nbsp;spots.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment options at the Swiss Derma Clinic<\/h2>\n<p>At the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic, we com\u00adbi\u00adne der\u00adma\u00adto\u00adlo\u00adgy with medi\u00adcal cos\u00adme\u00adtics and the appro\u00adpria\u00adte aes\u00adthe\u00adtic pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres. We tre\u00adat all forms of acne, inclu\u00adding acne scars. Pro\u00adven methods include, for example<\/p>\n<h3>Laser therapy, Bioboost and CO2&nbsp;laser<\/h3>\n<p>Frac\u00adtion\u00ada\u00adted CO\u2082 lasers sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adte the for\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon of new col\u00adla\u00adgen. Depen\u00adding on the skin con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon, the laser is an opti\u00adon for pro\u00adno\u00adun\u00adced acne scars. <strong>New and effec\u00adti\u00adve, even for sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve skin, is the Bio\u00adboost<\/strong> \u2013 a spe\u00adcial laser tre\u00adat\u00adment that focu\u00adses on skin rene\u00adwal, skin lon\u00adge\u00advi\u00adty and rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. Bio\u00adboost is also sui\u00adta\u00adble for regeneration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Microneedling<\/h3>\n<p>Need\u00adling is a tre\u00adat\u00adment that is par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly sui\u00adta\u00adble for hea\u00adled acne and acne scars \u2013 sub\u00adject to a spe\u00adcia\u00adlist assess\u00adment. Here too, the <strong>skin\u2019s own rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon and rene\u00adwal<\/strong> are <strong>sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adted<\/strong>. Micro\u00adneed\u00adling in com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon with spe\u00adcial acti\u00adve ingre\u00addi\u00adents or PRP can impro\u00adve the appearance of scars and the over\u00adall skin structure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Dermato-cosmetic acne treatment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly tail\u00ado\u00adred acti\u00adve ingre\u00addi\u00adents<\/strong> (e.g. reti\u00adno\u00adids, anti\u00adbac\u00adte\u00adri\u00adal pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons, mild pee\u00adlings) can be used to regu\u00adla\u00adte ble\u00admis\u00adhes and acti\u00adve inflamm\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon. Der\u00adma\u00adto-cos\u00adme\u00adtic tre\u00adat\u00adment is usual\u00adly sui\u00adta\u00adble <strong>for mild to mode\u00adra\u00adte forms of acne<\/strong> \u2013 and also in com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon with medi\u00adcal therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>TCA peeling (trichloroacetic acid)<\/h3>\n<p>A TCA peel is a <strong>medi\u00adum-depth che\u00admi\u00adcal peel that impro\u00adves skin tex\u00adtu\u00adre<\/strong>, refi\u00adnes pores and can even out minor scars. At the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic, it is part of our ran\u00adge of pee\u00adling methods.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mesotherapy<\/h3>\n<p>Direct injec\u00adtion of nut\u00adri\u00adents, vit\u00adamins and growth-pro\u00admo\u00adting sub\u00ads\u00adtances into the scalp or affec\u00adted are\u00adas of skin. Sup\u00adports the local meta\u00adbo\u00adlism and rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. Par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly sui\u00adta\u00adble for acne <strong>pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adon and skin rege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon after acne the\u00adra\u00adpy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)<\/h3>\n<p>Here, auto\u00adlog\u00adous blood plas\u00adma with con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adted growth fac\u00adtors is injec\u00adted into the skin. It acti\u00adva\u00adtes heal\u00ading pro\u00adces\u00adses, <strong>streng\u00adthens the qua\u00adli\u00adty of the skin<\/strong> and impro\u00adves the appearance of scars. The PRP is pre\u00adpared in our prac\u00adti\u00adce in Zurich.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ultrasound treatments<\/h3>\n<p>Cos\u00adme\u00adtic ultra\u00adsound (e.g. LDM) <strong>pro\u00admo\u00adtes micro\u00adcir\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon and the absorp\u00adti\u00adon of acti\u00adve ingre\u00addi\u00adents<\/strong> into the skin. Ultra\u00adsound is extre\u00adme\u00adly gent\u00adle on the skin and is also sui\u00adta\u00adble for inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry acne, as a sup\u00adple\u00adment to other tre\u00adat\u00adments and for prevention.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Combinations are often the method of choice<\/h2>\n<p>Acne and its scars are influen\u00adced by many fac\u00adtors. The\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre, the tre\u00adat\u00adment of choice is <strong>often a com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon the\u00adra\u00adpy. <\/strong>For exam\u00adp\u00adle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/laser-treatment\/\">Laser<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/medical-microneedling\/\">micro\u00adneed\u00adling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/prp-and-the-vampire-facelift\/\">PRP and mesotherapy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/tca-peeling\/\">TCA pee\u00adling with ultra\u00adsound and cos\u00adme\u00adtic acti\u00adve ingredients<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The advan\u00adta\u00adges of com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are grea\u00adter effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy, shorter tre\u00adat\u00adment times and fewer unde\u00adsi\u00adra\u00adble side effects<\/strong>. They also have a more mul\u00adti-face\u00adted effect, as many of the methods men\u00adtio\u00adned impro\u00adve the over\u00adall qua\u00adli\u00adty of the skin, redu\u00adce red\u00adness, ensu\u00adre a fres\u00adher com\u00adple\u00adxi\u00adon and even smooth out wrinkles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What effect is realistic?<\/h2>\n<p><u>First of all<\/u>: Your per\u00adso\u00adnal skin con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon and your requi\u00adre\u00adments are decisi\u00adve. For exam\u00adp\u00adle, whe\u00adther your skin is gene\u00adral\u00adly more sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve, lar\u00adge-pored or thin. Rough gui\u00adde\u00adlines&nbsp;are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First chan\u00adges, a smoot\u00adher com\u00adple\u00adxi\u00adon, less red\u00adness often after about 4 \u2013 8&nbsp;weeks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Signi\u00adfi\u00adcant impro\u00adve\u00adments in scars<\/strong> usual\u00adly only after seve\u00adral sessions<\/li>\n<li>Time, pati\u00adence and coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adted skin care are essential<\/li>\n<li>Pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adon is important: tre\u00adat ear\u00adly, don\u2019t&nbsp;wait<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>Does a laser also help with old acne&nbsp;scars?<\/h3>\n<p>As a rule, yes. With modern laser sys\u00adtems, we can remo\u00adve scar tis\u00adsue and sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adte col\u00adla\u00adgen pro\u00adduc\u00adtion in the skin at the same time. As a result, the skin sur\u00adface beco\u00admes smoot\u00adher, the pores finer and the skin reli\u00adef more even. Seve\u00adral ses\u00adsi\u00adons at inter\u00advals of seve\u00adral weeks are recom\u00admen\u00added, depen\u00adding on the ext\u00adent of the scarring.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Can I treat my acne exclusively with home remedies?<\/h3>\n<p>This is not advi\u00adsa\u00adble. Many so-cal\u00adled home reme\u00addies dry out the skin or irri\u00adta\u00adte it fur\u00adther. Open spots or inflamm\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon can lead to smear infec\u00adtions \u2013 i.e. the acne spreads fur\u00adther. Nevert\u00adhel\u00adess, the right home reme\u00addies can com\u00adple\u00adment the medi\u00adcal tre\u00adat\u00adment of acne, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adon. Talk to us or your spe\u00adcia\u00adlist about your options.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>How can I effectively prevent acne?<\/h3>\n<p>The trig\u00adgers of acne are indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal and very wide-ran\u00adging. They can the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre only be pre\u00adven\u00adted to a limi\u00adt\u00aded ext\u00adent. What is important is appro\u00adpria\u00adte and con\u00adsis\u00adtent skin care. Make sure you use a mild cle\u00adan\u00adser and sel\u00adect the right acti\u00adve ingre\u00addi\u00adents and oils for your skin. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, medi\u00adcal-cos\u00adme\u00adtic tre\u00adat\u00adments such as <a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/oxygeneo\/\">Oxy\u00adge\u00adneo<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/cosmetic-ultrasound\/\">cos\u00adme\u00adtic ultra\u00adsound<\/a> can help to per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly sta\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adze the skin environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyo\u00adne who is affec\u00adted knows that acne is not just a cos\u00adme\u00adtic pro\u00adblem. The skin con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon can have an impact on psy\u00adcho\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal and social well-being. 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