adolescents suffer from having acne. Out of 10 teenagers, there are 8 teenagers will have the acne problem. Acne is the inflammation of the oil-glands of the skin. Acne lesions include comedones (whiteheads, blackheads), papules and pustules (small bumps), nodules and cysts. Usually acne will disappear itself slowly without any treatment. This is also the reason that many people think that it is a must process when a teenager is growing into an adult. Although acne is a normal physiologic occurrence, certain conditions may aggravate the condition. For instance, picking or prodding acne lesions, stresses, menstrual period and polluted air pollution may make acne worse. Scar will also appear even after acne disappeared. Aside from scarring, its main effects are psychological, such as reduced self-esteem. For example, many of my friends are afraid of taking photos due to the pimples on their faces. Especially they do not like the camera to be too near to their face when they are taking the photo so as to make their pimples not too obvious. To avoid acne scarring, treating acne is important.
You may question me what causes acne. Contrary to what some people think, meat and dirt do not cause acne. However, acne is actually caused by hormones which are typically become active during the teenage years. The hormone is known as androgen. The dirt on our faces may cause acne to be even worse in its condition. The hormone stimulates the oil glands to produce more sebum which is an oily substance to lubricate your hair and skin. Each follicle is connected to the oil glands. Sebum normally travels up along the hair shafts and then out through the opening of the hair follicle onto the surface of your skin. When your body produces an excess amount of sebum and dead skin cells, the two can build up in the hair follicle and form as a plug. This plug may cause the follicle wall to swell outwards and produce a whitehead. Or, the plug may be just open to the surface and turns darken, causing a blackhead. Pimples are raised red spots with a white center that develop when blocked hair follicles become inflamed or infected. It is believed that the inflammation of hair follicles is caused by the bacteria inside the skin, which feed on the sebum. Acne may be also resulted from heritage.
