March 30, 2008

Acne cause and Treatment

by Sadiqur Rahman

Acne is a very common skin disorder affecting most young people in early puberty. It is caused by inflammation of the small oil glands called the sebaceous glands that surround the fine hairs on the face and chest. The severity of acne increases and, typically, reaches its peak around the late teen ages of 17 to 19. For most people, acne tends to go away by the time they reach their mid-20s; however, very sensitive people may continue to have the disorder until they reach their late 30s or in their 40s.

There are other contributing factors to this problem. Hormonal changes related to pregnancy or menstrual periods can also cause or contribute to acne. The same also applies to the environmental irritants such as pollution, intense heat, humidity or cold, these environmental condition can contribute as them may as well be a causative factor.

During puberty, the production of male sex hormones known as androgens, increases in both girls and boys, which can stimulate the sebaceous glands to produce more sebum. In some people, the sebaceous glands are extremely sensitive to androgens. These people, mostly men, get acne so severely that they need medical treatment. The increased production of sebum makes the openings of the sebaceous glands narrower, which prevents the sebum from getting out. In spite of this, the sebum production continues. Pimples are often caused by Propionebacterium acnes, a common bacterium on the skin that feeds on sebum. This bacterium produces waste products and fatty acids that irritate the sebaceous glands and make them inflamed. It is this inflammation that causes acnes.

There are several symptoms of acnes. The best symptoms are tiny, tender, crimson spots that subsequently move into pimples containing devalued fatty acids. The inflammation disappears over a few days or weeks, depending on the hardship. Severe acne can head to the individual having scars which will never vanish. Acne can too induce mental strain and be socially disabling. An earlier efficient handling is thus urgent.

The show of acne on formerly cheek can be terrible. But it could be made worse by several new factors, which include but not limited to the following. (A) Working in a wet surroundings with oil, stain and new chemicals. (B) Stress or passionate stress. (C) Squeezing or picking at the pimples. (D) Menstrual periods. And last but not the listing (E) sure medicines and chemicals. You can handle your acnes at house, while you are being treated medically. But above all recall that it takes six to eight weeks before the consequence of the handling can be seen. Treatment will typically get to remain until the diligent reaches beyond teenage.

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