For many years Tetracycline ointment for acne has been popular with antimicrobials for external use. Its main secret is low cost. But besides saving, this ointment has other advantages.
Application of tetracycline ointment
The main active component of this medication is an antibiotic with a wide range of action - tetracycline hydrochloride. Mostly this ointment is used for acne, but in some cases it can easily cure other, more serious skin diseases. Thus, indications for the use of tetracycline ointment are:
- acne (even severe form);
- pustular skin diseases caused by staphylococci and streptococci;
- multiple purulent skin inflammation
- infected eczema;
- folliculitis ;
- trophic ulcer.
The tetracycline ointment is 3% and 1%. The latter can also be used to eliminate infectious inflammation of the eyes.
How to use tetracycline ointment correctly?
Tetracycline ointment is an external agent. This drug is applied to affected and closely approximated skin areas once or twice a day. This periodicity is suitable for adults and children from 11 years. You can use tetracycline ointment (1%) and in the form of a bandage. In this case, a small piece of gauze is applied to the skin where acne or other eruptions have appeared, and fix it with medical tape. The dressing should be changed every 12 hours. If you want to use tetracycline ointment to treat acne that appear after shaving, then apply it in half an hour after the procedure is completed.
Before applying this drug you need to thoroughly clean the skin, then the medicine will act more quickly. You can not allow it to hit the clothes, because the stains can not be removed later. And women should also refuse during treatment for fatty cosmetics or reduce its use to a minimum.
The course of treatment with acne tetracycline ointment can be different in duration. Some have a positive effect only after a few uses, while others take weeks to receive it. With accurate implementation of all the recommendations of a specialist for 2 months, you have not achieved the desired result? Be sure to consult a dermatologist. Perhaps you need to replace tetracycline ointment with another drug.
Contraindications to the use of tetracycline ointment
Because of the main antibiotic (tetracycline), you can not always use ointment for the face, because it has contraindications. Do not treat acne with such a drug if you have:
- fungal diseases;
- impaired liver function.
It is strictly forbidden to use tetracycline ointment for women who are pregnant or breast-feeding, since it has been proven that tetracycline can lead to impairment
In addition, using tetracycline ointment against acne, be prepared for the fact that you may have side effects. It can be itching, redness of the skin or burning sensation. In rare cases, there is a feeling of nausea or vomiting, pain in the abdomen, inflammation in the mouth, a decrease in appetite. In exceptional cases, with the application of the ointment may appear allergic reactions.
If it is necessary to treat tetracycline ointment for children or adolescents, the course duration and intensity should be prescribed by the doctor, since they have a higher risk of side effects than adults.