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Pimples on Forehead
Dear Doctor,
From past many days there is pimples coming on my husband's forehead. Refer attached image.
if one pimple cure another is coming.
He is not eating any spicy or outside food only home food is eaten and also his stomach digestion is proper daily.
So, Request you to kindly suggest any cream/ ointment to cure pimples faster.
Thankyou
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use acnestar cream
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Requires a proper consultation, and follow up
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Can start with k-acne face wash and uveto sunscreen, contact for further consultation
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Facewash twice daily with gentle facewash like cetaphil and whenever he returns from outside.
Healthy diet
Apply Clindamycin ointment twice daily for 1 week.
If persists consult a dermatologist
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forehead acne/ acne occurs due to many reasons. dandruff is the main cause for forehead acne, if you are sufferinf from dandruff you scalpe shampoo and later consult a dermatologist. It might also occur because of junk/ outside food or stress, anxiety and even pollution.
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benzyl peroxide 2%
use your choice of soothening moisturiser
consult a dermatologist
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avoid junk/ fried/ fat foods, include berries/ guava/ amla/ oranges/ kiwi/ nuts which are antiinflammatory. have plenty of water. wash your face twice a day and scrub your face with face wash containing salicylic acid if you arrive home from outside.
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Reach out on video call consultation.
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Give him tab clindamycin 150mg one morning and one evening for 10 days.
Apply Benzoyl per oxide gel 2.5% twice daily for 2 weeks.
Keep face clean and dry, avoid oily skin care products on face.
Avoid spicy, fatty and sugary food.
Stay stress free.
Inform me after 2 weeks, how much it has healed, accordingly treatment can be continued for another 2 weeks for total clearance.
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Need few more details
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From the images shared, it looks like Bacterial acne/ Acne Vulgaris but a detailed history is required, before making the diagnosis and ruling out other cause as well. As there is associted dandruff, then a different treatment required.
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For this you can consult a Dermatologist or genral Practitioner online or locally.
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Use supplements, T. VITAMIN C after breakfast and T. ZINC after lunch for 15 days to 1 month.
Keep the forehead sweat and oil free, regular two times a day face washing, also these acne can be due to use of helmets or objects tight fittings used along the forehead, if keep cleaning the area multiple times
Change your bedsheets and pillow cover atleast once a week.
As you said, there is no outside food intake, and only home made food is preferred, in home made too note for particular food items which are triggering the acne, and completely try to avoid them.
And limit butter, ghee, opt for MUFA and PUFA oil in limited quantity
Limit dairy products
Take high fibre diet, and complex carbohydrate foods
Limit and avoid highly sweetened and sugared foods, go for fresh fruit juices preferably citrus fruits.
For changes in diet/ food you can look out on the net fornthe above mentioned.
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This could be due to hair dandruff or not using proper shampoo
Kindly book consultation for prescription
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Do connect and consult
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Nazia Begum M.G
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Belgaum
Apply clear face gel ,scrub weekly once
Consult online will guide you
Use acne bar soap
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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9 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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