What Is Acne?
I am sure that every one of you is somehow familiar with acne and acne treatments. Sometimes it seems as though everyone got that skin disorder, right? An inflammatory skin disease, acne generally affects the tiny pores that cover the face, arms, back and chest. Technically, it is named acne vulgaris and considered as the skin disease caused by the interplay of follicular hyperkeratinization, the presence of Propionibacterium acnes bacteria in the follicular canal and sebum production.
Acne, according to certain studies, can vary from quite mild to tremendously severe. It typically forms when the lining of the skin duct as well as the sebaceous glands start to work over time. As acne starts forming the lining of the duct actually sheds cells which are then transported away to the the skin by the sebum. A plug known by many as the comedo is formed when the sebum and cells begin to amass, blocking the duct.
Subsequent studies have shown that once the plug stays below the plane of the skin, closed comedo or whiteheads occur. If the plug boosts and pops out of the skin duct, it is the called open comedo or blackhead since the top is dark. As was explained earlier, this is not just dirt, thus it will not wash away.
It is actually melanin, the dark tint in our skin, that causes the discoloration.
Acne occurs among many people, in about 80 percent of all teenagers, according to certain studies. The onset of acne is most prevalent in people aged 25 to 30 years old, mainly for women. It is not certain as to what really causes the development and onset of acne in the teen years. However, several factors are deemed contributors for the acnes formation. It involves heredity, which is deemed as the most important factor that plays a role in the development of the acne. As is believed by many, if a member of your family, either your parents or your grandparents, had acne there is a greater possibility that you too will have acne.
These days, there are many different ways to treat acne. Your life does not have to be controlled by acne. Fortunately there are actually some prescription drugs out there you can use to treat such a disease. However, before serious problems will occur, you should first try to ask your doctor about the treatment that will fit to your needs.
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