Bacne

Bacne is the term or nickname to describe acne breakouts on your back. This particular form of acne can be embarrassing and depressing, but there are ways to treat this condition.

Bacne usually develops at the same time as acne on any other part of the body; puberty, when your hormones are raging, acne strikes. But thats not to say it cannot develop in later life as well, over 20% of males and 40% of females develop "Adult Acne", for more information about that follow this link; Adult Acne.

Acne is often so severe on your back because there is a large amount of oil secretion there and combined with the equally large number of pores on your back, its a prime spot for acne to develop. Bacne develops when skin cells clog up pores and oils are not able to escape from your body and hence inflammation is caused. It some serious cases, this can even cause cysts, if this happens you should consult your local GP or dermatologist immediately.

Bacne treatments

Bacne can be treated much the same way as body acne; How to get rid of body acne.

But your acne treatment all depends on the severity of your bacne and whether other acne treatments or medication have worked or not.

To effectively treat your bacne you need to have a progressive and effective treatment regime. To sort these out, it is best you visit your local GP or dermatologist. There are 4 main ways to treat bacne, these are;

• Reduce pore blockage - This is normally done by exfoliating your skin. That means using a chemical or abrasive cloth to remove the top layer of your skin and therefore remove any dead skin or oils.
• Altering of hormone levels - Unbalanced hormone levels are usually found in women and can be the cause of acne. For this to be treated women need to balance out their hormones, such as oestrogen/progestogen, this can be done by putting them on the birth control pill.
• Reduction of P. acne bacteria - This treatment is usually reserved for Mild Acne to Moderate Acne. Many over the counter treatments will have a positive affect, the most effective being the ones that contain benzoyl peroxide.
• Reduction of inflammation - This kind of treatment is usually reserved for severe bacne, and can include the atom bomb of all acne treatments; Accutane. These can include oral medication or topical antibiotics, such as; clindamycin, erythromycin, stiemycin and tetracycline, these can be applied directly to the skin. For oral medication, tetrecycline is usually used to treat bacne.

Tops Tips

• Wash your whole body with Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash, concentrating on the areas with pimples. You can do this while in the shower, wash off with warm water.
• Exfoliate your skin, once again while in the shower by using either;
• • Abrasive sponge
  • Loofa - Those meshy kinda things
  • Acne soap
• WHEN EXFOLIATE DON'T SCRUB TOO HARD - THIS WILL JUST IRRITATE THE SKIN!
• Moisturize your skin with an oil-free, medicated lotion, such as Clean & Clear Dual Action Moisturizer. This will balance out oil production.
• Try  Benzoyl Peroxide or Sulphur/Sulfur
• When looking for washing products, Salicylic Acid 2% is a good active ingredient.

Another action you may take is to go under laser treatment, which is costly, but has shown very positive results. Acne Laser Treatment.