Aesthetic expert and content creator, Dr. Yessica Tania, said that not all acne is suitable for treatment with povidone iodine.The reason is, only acne with inflammatory conditions that can be treated with antiseptics, the rest is feared that its use will not be effective."Yes, but not for all types of acne that we know, because when we talk about acne, there are several types of acne, yes, some are inflammatory, some are non-inflammatory acne or there is no inflammatory process there, such as whiteheads, blackheads," he said. he was in the detikcom e-Life program, Friday (23/9/2022)."Well, when it comes to antiseptics, we automatically talk about bacterial inflammation, so only forms of inflammatory acne that can be considered useful are using a facial cleanser for povidone iodine," he continued.The reason why povidone iodine is more suitable for inflamed acne is because antiseptics generally aim to kill germs so that pimples such as nodules to pustules are best treated with povidone iodine."If it is effectively used according to its purpose, it is antiseptic to kill germs, so we think there is an inflammatory process, for inflamed pimples that are red in color, which have eyes in quotation marks, we say that pustules are usually papules or nodules with an inflammatory process," he explained. ."But if he doesn't have an inflammatory inflammatory process, such as whiteheads or blackheads, that includes acne as well. In fact, using an antiseptic is not appropriate because there is no inflammatory process there," he continued.Povidone iodine has recently been discussed widely because one of the TikTok celebrities is seen using antiseptic for the whole face, many of the public are worried about its safety.However, Dr. Yessica said the material is still safe to use as long as it is within reasonable limits.