ACNE: COMMON SKIN DISEASE

Acne is a common skin disease that make we feel embrased, reduce self-esteem,depressed and not confident to our self. All of us want to have fair skin and dont want to have skin problem. Below is information about acne...

      Acne vulgaris (commonly called acne) is a common human skin disease, characterized by areas of skin with multiple noninflammatory follicular papules or comedones and by inflammatory papules, pustules, and nodules in its more severe forms. Acne vulgaris mostly affects the areas of skin with the densest population of sebaceous follicles; these areas include the face, the upper part of the chest, and the back. Severe acne is inflammatory, but acne can also manifest in noninflammatory forms.

      Acne lesions are commonly referred to as pimples, blemishes, spots, zits, or simply acne. Acne lesions are caused by changes in pilosebaceous units, skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland, changes which require androgen stimulation.In adolescence, acne is usually caused by an increase in male sex hormones, which people of both genders accrue during puberty

      For most people, acne diminishes over time and tends to disappear—or at the very least decrease—after one reaches one's early twenties. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take to disappear entirely, and some individuals will carry this condition well into their thirties, forties and beyond.

Causes:
1) Hormon
-Hormonal activity, such as menstrual cycles and puberty, may contribute to the formation of acne. During puberty, an increase in male sex hormones called androgens cause the follicular glands to grow larger and make more sebum.

2) Genetic
- The tendency to develop acne runs in families. For example, school-age boys with acne often have other members in their family with acne as well. A family history of acne is associated with an earlier occurrence of acne and an increased number of retentional acne lesions.

3) Psycological
- stress level high

4) infection
- bacteria

5) Diet
- A high glycemic load diet and cow's milk have been associated with worsening acne.

Management
Benzoyl peroxide cream.Modes of improvement are not necessarily fully understood but in general treatments are believed to work in at least 4 different ways (with many of the best treatments providing multiple simultaneous effects):
1) normalising shedding into the pore to prevent blockage


2) killing Propionibacterium acnes


3) anti-inflammatory effects


4) hormonal manipulation


Many different treatments exist for acne including benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, retinoids, antiseborrheic medications, salicylic acid, alpha hydroxy acid, azelaic acid, nicotinamide, and kera-tolytic soaps.

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