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Acne - the cause and Treatment |
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Written by Sadiqur Rahman
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Friday, 28 March 2008 |
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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.
by SadiqurRahman
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 original contributing factors to this problem. Hormonal changes related to pregnancy or menstrual periods can overly cause or make to acne. The same overly applies to the environmental irritants such as pollution, ferocious passion, humidity or chill, these environmental condition can make 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 better symptoms are small, tender, blood-red spots that later go into pimples containing devalued fatty acids. The inflammation disappears over a few days or weeks, depending on the adversity. Severe acne can lead to the private having scars which will never disappear. Acne can overly cause psychological stress and be socially disabling. A before effective treatment is therefore pressing.
The display of acne on once buttock can be horrendous. But it could be made worse by several original factors, which include but not limited to the following. (A) Working in a damp environment with oil, tarnish and original chemicals. (B) Stress or impassioned strain. (C) Squeezing or picking at the pimples. (D) Menstrual periods. And last but not the listing (E) certain medicines and chemicals. You can manage your acnes at home, while you are being treated medically. But above all recall that it takes six to eight weeks before the effect of the treatment can be seen. Treatment will typically have to stay until the hardworking reaches beyond teenage.
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