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I-Adapalene iyikhambi eliqinile elinconywayo elisiza ukwelapha izinduna ngokuvula izimbobo nokunciphisa ukuvuvukala. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi wesikhumba omnene kodwa osebenzayo osebenza ngaphansi kwendawo ukuvimbela ukuqubuka ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale.
Lokhu kwelashwa okusebenzayo kungokwesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-retinoids, okuyizithako zikavithamini A. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa kwezinduna ezinzima, i-adapalene ivame ukubekezelelwa kahle ngabantu abaningi ngenkathi isahlinzeka ngemiphumela eqondakalayo yesikhumba esicacile.
I-Adapalene ngokuyinhloko iphatha i-acne vulgaris, uhlobo oluvamile lwezinduna oluthinta intsha kanye nabantu abadala ngokufanayo. Udokotela wakho angase akunikeze uma ubhekene nama-blackheads, ama-whiteheads, noma izinduna ezivuvukele ezingazange ziphendule kahle ekwelashweni okungaphandle koku-oda.
Lo muthi usebenza kahle ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezinduna ezilula kuya kweziphakathi. Ingasiza kokubili i-comedonal acne (ama-blackheads nama-whiteheads) kanye ne-inflammatory acne (izinduna ezibomvu, ezivuvukele). Ezinye izazi zokwelapha zesikhumba nazo zisebenzisa i-adapalene ngenxa yezinzuzo zayo zokulwa nokuguga, njengoba ingasiza ukuthuthukisa ukuthungwa kwesikhumba futhi inciphise imigqa emihle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kwezinye izimo, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase ancome i-adapalene ezinye izimo zesikhumba njenge-keratosis pilaris (lezo ziqhuma ezincane, ezinzima ezingalweni zakho noma emilenzeni). Kodwa-ke, ukwelashwa kwezinduna kuhlala kuyindlela yayo eyinhloko nesetshenziswa kahle kakhulu.
I-Adapalene isebenza ngokujwayela indlela amaseli esikhumba sakho akhula futhi achitheka ngayo, okusiza ukuvimbela izimbobo ezivaliwe ukuthi zingakheki endaweni yokuqala. Ithathwa njenge-retinoid eqinile ngokulinganisela ethambile kune-tretinoin kodwa isebenza ngempumelelo kune-retinol products engaphandle koku-oda.
Umuthi usheshisa inqubo yemvelo yokuvuselelwa kwamaseli esikhumba sakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi amaseli esikhumba afile aya phezulu futhi awe ngokushesha, ukuwavimbela ukuthi angagcinwa emgodini wakho ngamafutha namagciwane. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-adapalene inciphisa ukuvuvukala esikhumbeni sakho, okusiza ukuthulisa ukuqubuka okukhona.
Ngokungafani nokwelashwa kwamanye ama-acne okusebenza ngokubulala amagciwane noma ukumisa isikhumba sakho, i-adapalene ibhekana nembangela eyinhloko yokwakheka kwe-acne. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze ikakhulukazi ekuphathweni kwe-acne yesikhathi eside kunokulungiswa okusheshayo.
Sebenzisa i-adapalene kanye ngosuku kusihlwa esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile. Qala ngokuwasha ubuso bakho ngesihlanzi esithambile, bese ulinda imizuzu engaba ngu-10-15 ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umuthi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isikhumba sakho somile ngokuphelele.
Sebenzisa inani elilingana nobukhulu be-pea kuphela ebusweni bakho bonke. Yisabalalise ngobumnene ungqimba oluncane phezu kwezindawo ezithintekile, ugweme amehlo akho, izindebe, namakhona ekhaleni lakho. Ungayihlikihli ngamandla - vele uyithambise bese uyiyeka ukuba imunce ngokwemvelo.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-adapalene nokudla noma amanzi ngoba umuthi wendawo. Kodwa-ke, kungcono ukuyisebenzisa ngaphambi kokulala ngoba ama-retinoids angenza isikhumba sakho sizwele kakhulu elangeni. Njalo sebenzisa i-sunscreen emini ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi.
Qala kancane uma umusha kuma-retinoids. Ungase ufune ukuyisebenzisa ngobusuku obunye ngesonto lokuqala noma ezimbili, bese ukhuphuka kancane kancane ukuze uyisebenzise njalo ebusuku njengoba isikhumba sakho sizijwayeza. Lokhu kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukucasuka kokuqala.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa i-adapalene okungenani amasonto angu-12 ukuze babone ukuthuthuka okukhulu ku-acne yabo. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu baqaphela izinguquko ngokushesha njengamasonto angu-4-6, kanti abanye bangase badinge amasonto angu-16-24 ukuze babone imiphumela ephelele.
Isikhumba sakho sidinga isikhathi sokujwayela imithi futhi siqede imijikelezo eminingana yokushintsha kwamaseli. Yingakho ukubekezela kubaluleke kakhulu ekwelashweni kwe-retinoid. Amaviki okuqala angase alethe ngisho nokwanda kwamabala njengoba isikhumba sakho siqeda izimbotshana ezivaliwe.
Uma izinduna zakho zithuthuka, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-adapalene ukuze kulondolozwe. Abantu abaningi bayayisebenzisa isikhathi eside ukuvimbela ukuvela kwamabala amasha. Abanye bayayisebenzisa unomphela, kanti abanye bangase banciphise imvamisa noma bathathe amakhefu ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha.
Ungayeki i-adapalene ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangakusiza ukuthi udale uhlelo lokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kancane kancane uma kudingeka, noma bangase baphakamise ukuqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa ukuze ugcine ukuthuthuka kwesikhumba sakho.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile kakhulu ye-adapalene yizindlela zesikhumba ezithambile ezivame ukuthuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela imithi. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa futhi ngokuvamile kuyazixazulula.
Nansi imiphumela eseceleni ongase uyithole ngenkathi usebenzisa imithi ngenyanga yakho yokuqala yokwelashwa:
Lezi zindlela zivame ukuba yizimpawu zokuthi imithi isebenza ukwandisa ukushintsha kwamaseli. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le miphumela iyaphathwa futhi yesikhashana.
Imiphumela eseceleni engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo ihlanganisa ukucasuka kwesikhumba okukhulu, ukusha okuqhubekayo, noma ukusabela komzimba. Uma uhlangabezana nobubomvu obukhulu, ukuvuvukala, noma ukuqhekeka, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Imiphumela emibi kodwa ebucayi ingahlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba noma izimpawu zokumuncwa kwesistimu (noma lokhu akuvamile kakhulu uma kusetshenziswa ngaphandle). Qaphela izimpawu ezingavamile njengokushintsha okukhulu kwemizwa, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu nge-adapalene.
I-Adapalene ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi abanye abantu kufanele bayigweme le mithi noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukubhala ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi iphephile kuwe.
Akufanele usebenzise i-adapalene uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-adapalene noma yimiphi imithi ye-retinoid. Abantu abanezimo zesikhumba ezibucayi kakhulu njenge-eczema noma i-seborrheic dermatitis bangase badinge ukuyigwema noma bayisebenzise ngokucophelela ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe akufanele basebenzise i-adapalene, njengoba ama-retinoid angalimaza izingane ezisakhula. Uma uhlela ukukhulelwa noma uncelisa, xoxa ngezindlela eziphephile nodokotela wakho.
Abantu abanezimo zesikhumba ezithile badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-adapalene:
Udokotela wakho uzosiza ukunquma ukuthi i-adapalene ilungile yini esimweni sakho esithile nohlobo lwesikhumba sakho.
I-Adapalene iyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Differin iyona eyaziwa kakhulu futhi etholakala kabanzi. I-Differin yaba ngumkhiqizo wokuqala we-adapalene futhi manje iyatholakala ngemiyalelo kanye nangaphandle kokuhlolwa ngemithi enamandla aphansi.
Amanye amagama emikhiqizo afaka i-Adaferin, i-Deriva, kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-generic. Isithako esisebenzayo siyafana kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, nakuba izithako ezingasebenzi zingahluka kancane phakathi kwabakhiqizi.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela zemikhiqizo ziqukethe i-adapalene nezinye izithako ezilwa nezinduna. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Epiduo ihlanganisa i-adapalene ne-benzoyl peroxide ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle kokubili ekuvinjelweni kwama-pores kanye namagciwane ezinduna.
Ikhemisi lakho lingashintsha ngokuzenzakalelayo i-adapalene ye-generic ngezinhlobo zegama lomkhiqizo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ebhala ngokuqondile ukuthi "umkhiqizo udingeka ngokwezokwelapha" emiyalweni yakho. Izinhlobo ze-Generic ngokuvamile zisebenza kahle futhi zishibhile.
Uma i-adapalene ingakusebenzeli kahle noma ibanga ukucasuka okuningi, ezinye izindlela ezinganikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelashwa kwezinduna. Udokotela wakho wezifo zesikhumba angakusiza ukuthi uthole inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lwesikhumba sakho nezidingo ezithile.
Ezinye izindlela ze-topical retinoids zifaka i-tretinoin (Retin-A), eqinile kodwa engase icasukise, kanye ne-tazarotene (Tazorac), enamandla kakhulu kodwa futhi enethuba elikhulu lokubangela imiphumela emibi. Lokhu kungase kube ngcono ezinduneni ezinzima ezingasabeli ku-adapalene.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-retinoid zifaka ama-antibiotics e-topical afana ne-clindamycin, i-benzoyl peroxide yokulawula amagciwane, noma i-salicylic acid yokukhipha isikhumba ngobumnene. Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngemithi ehlanganisiwe esebenzisa izindlela eziningi.
Ezinduneni ze-hormonal, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi yomlomo efana namaphilisi okulawula ukuzala, i-spironolactone, noma ezimweni ezinzima, i-isotretinoin (Accutane). Lokhu kwelashwa okungokwesistimu kusebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunezinketho ze-topical futhi kungase kudingeke ezinduneni ezinzima.
I-Adapalene ne-tretinoin yomibili iyi-retinoids esebenzayo, kodwa inamandla ahlukene kanye namaphrofayili okubekezelelana. I-Adapalene ngokuvamile ithambile futhi ibangela ukucasuka okuncane, okuyenza ibe yindawo enhle yokuqala kubantu abasha kuma-retinoids.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-adapalene ayinethuba elikhulu lokubangela ububomvu, ukuxebuka, nokusha uma iqhathaniswa ne-tretinoin. Lokhu kwenza kube lula kubantu abaningi ukuyisebenzisa ngokuqhubekayo, okubalulekile empumelelweni yokwelashwa kwamabala. Kodwa-ke, i-tretinoin ingase isebenze kahle kakhulu kuma-acne abucayi noma izinzuzo ezinkulu zokulwa nokuguga.
I-Tretinoin isinesikhathi eside futhi inocwaningo oluningi olusekela ukusetshenziswa kwayo kokubili kuma-acne nokulwa nokuguga. Ithathwa njenge-retinoid yegolide, kodwa amandla ayo aphezulu asho ukuthi abantu abaningi bathola imiphumela emibi.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwe-adapalene ne-tretinoin kuvame ukuncika ekubekezeleleni kwesikhumba sakho kanye nobucayi bakho obuthile be-acne. Odokotela abaningi bezikhumba baqala iziguli ku-adapalene bese beshintshela ku-tretinoin kamuva uma kudingeka, noma okuphambene uma i-tretinoin ibonakala icasula kakhulu.
I-Adapalene ngokuvamile iphephe kakhulu esikhumbeni esibucayi uma iqhathaniswa namanye ama-retinoids afana ne-tretinoin. Kodwa-ke, wonke ama-retinoids angabangela ukucasuka, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuwasebenzisa.
Uma unesikhumba esibucayi, qala ngokusebenzisa njalo ngobusuku obunye bese usebenzisa i-moisturizer ethambile, engenamvini. Cabangela ukusebenzisa amandla aphansi atholakalayo (0.1%) futhi gwema ukuwuhlanganisa neminye imikhiqizo engase icasukise njama-toner asekelwe otshwaleni noma ama-scrub aqinile.
Abantu abanezimo ezinjenge-rosacea noma i-eczema kufanele basebenzise i-adapalene ngokucophelela okwengeziwe kanye nokuqapha kwezokwelapha okuseduze. Udokotela wakho wezikhumba angase ancome uhlelo lokwethula kancane kancane noma asikisele ukuyisebenzisa izikhathi ezimbalwa ngesonto.
Ukusebenzisa i-adapalene eningi kakhulu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokucasuka, kodwa akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu. Uma usebenzise ngaphezu kwenani elingangosayizi wephizi, geza ngobumnene okweqile ngamanzi afudumele nensipho ethambile.
Ungazami ukulikhuhla ngamandla, ngoba lokhu kungenza ukucasuka kube kubi kakhulu. Kunalokho, womisa isikhumba sakho bese usebenzisa i-moisturizer ethambile, engenamvini ukusiza ukuthoba noma yikuphi ukucasuka okungenzeka.
Yeqa umthamo wakho olandelayo bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho lokusebenzisa olujwayelekile ngosuku olulandelayo. Qaphela ukubomvu okukhulu, ukuxebuka, noma ukusha, futhi uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhlangabezana nokucasuka okukhulu okungathuthuki phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.
Uma ugeqa umthamo we-adapalene, vele uyisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kusebusuku. Ungayisebenzisi ekuseni, njengoba ama-retinoids angakhuphula ukuzwela elangeni.
Uma ukhumbula ngobusuku obulandelayo, ungaqedi imithamo. Vele usebenzise inani lakho elijwayelekile bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile. Ukuqeda imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu ekuqhubekeni kwakho kokwelashwa.
Ukuqina kubalulekile ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu, ngakho zama ukusungula inqubo ekusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ukusebenzisa kwakho ebusuku. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukusebenzisa i-adapalene ngemva nje kokuxubha amazinyo abo noma njengengxenye yenqubo yabo yokulala.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela i-adapalene ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho, njengoba ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungase kubangele ukuthi izinduna zakho zibuye. Abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka beyisebenzisa ukuze bayigcine ngisho nangemva kokuthi izinduna zabo zinyamalale.
Udermatologist wakho angase asikisele ukunciphisa imvamisa kancane kancane kunokuyeka ngokuphelele. Isibonelo, ungasuka ekusebenziseni ebusuku uye kokunye ebusuku, bese kabili ngesonto, kuye ngokuthi isikhumba sakho siphendula kanjani.
Abanye abantu bangase bayeke ukusebenzisa i-adapalene ngaphandle kokuthi i-acne ibuye, ikakhulukazi uma i-acne yabo yayihlobene nezinguquko zamahomoni ngesikhathi sokuthomba. Kodwa-ke, abantu abadala abaningi bayazuza ekusebenziseni isikhathi eside ukuvimbela ukuqubuka okusha.
Ngokuvamile ungasebenzisa i-adapalene nezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-acne, kodwa isikhathi kanye nokuhlanganiswa kubalulekile. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zisebenza kahle ndawonye, kanti ezinye zingabangela ukucasuka ngokweqile.
I-Benzoyl peroxide ihambisana kahle ne-adapalene futhi itholakala emikhiqizweni ehlanganisiwe. Kodwa-ke, zisebenzise ngezikhathi ezihlukene zosuku ukuvimbela ukucasuka - i-adapalene ebusuku kanye ne-benzoyl peroxide ekuseni.
Gwema ukuhlanganisa i-adapalene namanye ama-retinoids, ama-alpha-hydroxy acids, noma ama-scrubs aqinile, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekucasukeni okukhulu. Hlala uhlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokwengeza imikhiqizo emisha ohlelweni lwakho ngenkathi usebenzisa i-adapalene.
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