Acne is one of the serious dermal cases that challenges modern medicine and doctors.
There is no real cure until now (Only controlling ).
Very long time of treatment that may extend months or even years.
Success doesn't exceed 70% even after long time therapy in addition to side effects.
Very high rate of recurrence .
Expensive treatments .
Many theories for it’s aetiology but non is certain.
Medical, psychological and financial negative drawbacks
Treatment
over view
Treatment is included into 3 main categories: - Oral (isotretinoin ) – Topical (retinoic acid and some skin care products) - Antibiotics (oral and/or topical).
Skin care Products that are used for acne are varying between:
Lotions, Creams, gels and Cleansers
Market
over view
Acne cases forms almost 70- 75 % of the dermatological cases that doctors see world wide .
The total skin care products’ market in gulf is almost 12 billion USD in 2020 and expected to increase by 9.3% by 2027 ( USA TechSci Research )
Acne products forms 12.5% of the total skin care gulf market, which means almost 1.5 billion USD/year .
