Acne

Acne is the teenager's curse. Many people go through a few years in which they suffer from acne, which involves pimples and other eruptions on the face. Pimples and blackheads are caused by dirt and oil blocking pores in the skin. The best way to prevent acne is by washing your face.

About Acne

Acne is a normal skin condition that occurs because of the overproduction of oil by the oil glands of the skin. The oil in our skin that normally lubricates it gets trapped in blocked oil ducts and results in skin conditions known as pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads on the surface of skin. On occasion, it sometimes includes deeper skin lesions called cysts.

Pimples are small skin swellings that can sometimes contain pus.

Blackheads are dark formations on the skin that come about due to an accumulated mixture of oil and cells in a blocked skin pore.

Whiteheads are small flesh or white colored bumps that appear due to skin pore blockage.

Cysts are closed sacs that appear beneath the skin or deeper in the skin that contain fluid or semisolid substances.

The areas of the skin most susceptible to acne are those areas containing the largest number of oil glands, like the face, chest, shoulders and back.

Acne commonly occurs in people in their teenage years to their 20s. It is also normal for older adults and children to get acne.

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