Beware of Mutant Acne!

April 14, 2009     Posted in Body

acne


By CC Staff

Bad news for me, but good news for the giant under-the-surface zit brewing on my chin: acne bacteria may now be outsmarting the medicines we have been using to cure it.

Say it with me: O.M.G.

I know – I’m freaking out, too! I have 2 birthday parties this weekend and an ugly step-sister growing on my freaking face! And now science is telling me that there is nothing to do and I should wave my white flag and surrender to this bitch?!

Apparently derms have been over-prescribing antibiotics for acne, which has created these mutant strains that aren’t touched by the stuff. No, not even that crazy shiz that bleaches your clothes/towels when you use it.

Doctors and researchers are getting very worried – some claiming that up to 30% of people with acne have these affected strains – and are looking at new ways to treat these mutant zits. Sure, acne isn’t a life threatening disease, but the results of this could really wreak some havoc!

Let’s just hope they figure out something fast. I’m not sure how much longer I can hold out against this beast taking over my face. There isn’t enough cover-up in this world to help us all now.

14 Comments on "Beware of Mutant Acne!"

  1. Sam says:
    Tue, 14th Apr 20098:33 am 

    It's probably terrible for your skin, but I always dab a little nail polish remover on a zit that is all big and yucky and it's gone by the next day. I follow it by using a face wash and yadda yadda, but it's the only thing I've found that works as quick as I need it to.

  2. lia says:
    Tue, 14th Apr 20098:59 am 

    Isn't this happening with yeast infection too?!

  3. aa says:
    Tue, 14th Apr 20099:25 am 

    isnt this happening with anything thats solved by using antibiotics? i had to be placed on 2 antibiotics just for a small sinus infection. it never went away. doctors were too loose before perscribing them like candy. now look where we are.

  4. Morgan says:
    Tue, 14th Apr 20099:32 am 

    Well, I believe the main reason is people not finishing their medication. They think they are better and that they don't need to finish it all. That leaves the virus and such behind to adapt to what the medication did, and then… Mutant strains occur.

  5. thestorysofar says:
    Tue, 14th Apr 200910:57 am 

    People need to 1) only use antibiotics when really necessary 2) finish the whole prescription, even if they feel better and 3) the US needs to look into Bacteriophages as an alternative that wont lead to this problem.

  6. liz says:
    Tue, 14th Apr 20097:59 pm 

    if you just wait they'll go away. i know it's hard but try not to touch your face at all unless washing it. i bet most people with acne haven't tried drinking a lot of water?

  7. Jas says:
    Wed, 15th Apr 20093:46 am 

    liz you're a fool.

  8. nat says:
    Wed, 15th Apr 20095:37 am 

    I agree with Jas.

  9. Trish says:
    Sun, 19th Apr 20096:17 pm 

    Stating the obvious here, but exercise, avoid sugary foods, and drink lots of water. Oh, and try Burt's Bee's Tea Tree Oil Blemish Stick…works wonders :)

  10. jon says:
    Mon, 20th Apr 200912:53 pm 

    it's simple…lots of water and exercise. Working out increases circulation and the water can be used to cleanse your system and remove the toxins that build up in your body and promote the growth and onset of acne.

  11. kae says:
    Mon, 20th Apr 20097:50 pm 

    this happens with all antibiotics, and–far worse than acne (though i hate that idea, too)–are harmful bacterial diseases. two tips i've picked up–always take your antibiotics in full, even if you're better (you may have heard this a million times, but if you don't take the full duration then the bacteria can come back bigger & better, knowing how to fight off the medicine). also, don't flush any medication, including antibiotics, down the toilet… just like in your system, in the sewage systems the bacteria can get stronger & more resistant. i never thought about that till i saw it on bill nye's new show "stuff happens," haha. anyway, just some tips i've heard about this topic.

  12. zitfree says:
    Tue, 5th May 20091:23 am 

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