Retin-A (Vitamin-A)
Clean and healthy skin is the aspiration of every human being. Personality is quite valued in our social communities and it can only be attained by clean and healthy physical appearance. Various diseases of the skin distort both, the physiology and appearance of the superficial surface of human body. Acne is one of such impairments and is now being effectively treated by Retin-A, a topical medicine for acne vulgaris.
Whether the disease is of hereditary origin or occurs as a result of hormonal changes, Retin-A, the acid for of Vitamin-A, is an effective treatment for all such diseases. In acne, the skin sebaceous glands undergo an exaggerated activity leading to its enlargement, hyperkeratinization and increased sebum production. The sebaceous glands are filled with sebum and dead skin cells eventually enabling the naturally inhabiting bacteria in that skin portion of the body organ to cause inflammation and subsequent infection. Scarring or hyper-pigmentation results as comedone takes shape on the dermis layer of the skin.
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