The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-08


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time, goes away and doesn't cause
much trouble anyway. But the
amount of genuine tragedy that it
raises in the hearts of the young
who happen to have it, is hardly
20 be calculated.
A new method of treatment for
which considerable is claimed has
Just been announced by a derma-
tologist of my acquaintance. / can
vouch for his honesty and SINGER
ity of purpose and am glad 10 pub
lish the method on that account,
as well as for the general interest
in the subject.
That acne pimples in the young
have something to do with fat nu-
triton, either in the diet or the
system, is indicated by the fact
that all these cases occur in q
greasy skin, that diet influences
the development, that vaseline and
other greasy substances when
rubbed in the healthy skin produce
acne pustules. Slender young
women who take cream To gain
weight often develop acne.
Avoid Vigorous Treatment
It is well to warn that vigorous
local treatment of acne pimples
makes them worse. When clumsily
squeezed they become bigger, cys-
tic sores. True if the comedone, or
fatty core, can be extracted before
the pimple occurs, this may pre-
vent its appearance, but after the
pimple occurs the less done to it,
the better.
A low fat diet eliminating but
ter and cream entirely is followed
by improvement. Other fatty foods
and greasy foods - gravies and
salad dressings - should also be
prohibited. Carrot, squash, pump
kin, sweet potato, yellow corn, and
catsup are also avoided in the
severe lumpy (rosacea) forms.
Milk and milk products are the
commonest harmful ingredients Of
the diets Of patients with acne:
this has nothing to do with pos
sible allergy.
Such a diet should be persisted
in for at least five or six months
before it is possible to see much
Improvement.
Besides this, staple of treat
ment is the use of thyroid extract.
This. of course, must be used I'M
der the care of physician. There
are many theoretical reasons TO
that thyroid is useful in
acne. Thyroid certainly has some
relation to fat nutrition. Many
physicians hesitate to give thyroid
to acne patients because labora-
tory tests do not indicate any rea-
son for such an administration.
But this is not a necessary condi-
ton to its use and it should be
given in full dosage, this being
determined by the discretion Of
the physician.
The patient is told not TO injure
the skin Of the face IN any way as
by rubbing. Any non-medicated
soap will do for washing. It
should be used gently with tepid
water mot hot, which melts the
oil in the pimples). Sore spots
should be let alone. Don't use
vaseline or other oil on the hair:
it gets on the face. No local treat
ment of the pimples is necessary,
mot even the classical sulphur
ointment"
Improvement can be observed,
by this method, in = week, is well
defined in a month, and is excel
lent within six months. II i'm
provement does not occur, the
doctor who got up this form Of
treatment thinks something was
wrong with the way it was ad-
ministered.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NJ. R.:-"Please tell me il the
sunlight is as beneficial through
the window glass as is the direct
sunlight out Of doors"
Answer - No. Window glass
filters out the ultraviolet rays.
The subject was fully discussed
in the column in the past weeks.
r. B. B.:-"I have often heard
it said that white -four bread has
no nourishment. Is this true?
am using soy bean and whole
wheat. Is that better?"
Answer-White -four bread is
one Of the most nourishing foods
on earth. Whole wheat and soy
bean -four have more vitamin con-
tent but not more nourishment.
great many more planes. But we
need great many more men to flv
them also. II isn't only planes
mat were shy on, II We're to be
adequately provided for against
contingencies. We need personnel
10 pilot them, and drop bombs.