Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Why Do People Have Acne and What is it?

The worse part of hitting puberty is often the onset of acne. Many young adults have such a terrible outbreak that they don't want to go out in public anymore.  It's not unusual for adults to also have problems with acne.  Let's look at what acne is.

Please define Acne. A common skin disease is acne.  You will find that it is a determining factor in clogging pores that create blemishes, along with white and black heads. There are two types of acne that can affect people.

Acne has two kinds.  Whiteheads are caused from oil and baceria getting trapped in your cells. This classification of acne also includes blackheads. This happens when the pore opens and allows sebum to become oxidized, which is what gives it the black color that it takes on. The sebum is slow to drain with blackheads therefore they can last a long time.

The other kind of acne is called inflammatory acne. An infected or irritated whitehead is what causes inflammatory acne. This causes such problems as pustules or pimples. This can also cause more dangerous problems like cysts. This form of acne is much harder to treat and often takes a doctor's watchful care.

To understand what causes acne you need to know where it occurs. Acne occurs in the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Increased bacteria is created during puberty due to the sebaceous glands becoming more active. Propionibacterium Acnes is what the bacteria that is usually present in the skin is called.  However, uncontrolled bacteria production allows acne to develop. the simple reason for acne is clogged pores.

Fortunately, current medical advances has resulted in many products for acne and teenagers no longer have to go through the same embarrassing phase.  There are numerous different treatments for acne, and you will be able to research which type is best suited for your particular case.


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