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THE ACNE GROUP is dedicated to providing accurate, reliable information on the treatment of acne, acne skin care and eliminating acne. Believe it or not, acne IS a skin disorder! Everyone seems to have acne and everyone seems to suffer from it.
- 1) Abnormal blocking of the sweat and hair follicle caused by too much androgen production in teenagers and by stress in those with adult acne.
- 2) A greater production of oil by the sebaceous glands.
- 3)And the abundance of common bacteria that all humans have.
ACNE RELATED SKIN CONDITIONS:
1)Rosacea: Acne and rosacea are two unrelated skin conditions. However, the two do co-exist together on the patients skin just as acne and psoriasis or acne and eczema and many other skin conditions that also appear together. Adult acne and rosacea are often seen on approximately 80% of patients and varies from mild to severe acne. Rosacea and acne are quite different as rosacea is a red face in the mild forms and has many stages. However, acne is red pus filled bumps that vary from mild to severe.
Clogged skin pores and bacterial infections cause acne. The blackheads, whiteheads and pimples are all different forms of acne and sometimes appear with rosacea or combined skin disorders appearing at the same time. Rosacea consists of red bumps called papules. The papules and pustules that occur in rosacea may look like typical acne, but closer observation by a trained physician reveals the absence of whiteheads and blackheads. In rosacea, the pimples and cysts rarely appear on the chest and back.
2)Seborrheic Dermatitis: Seborrheic dermatitis is very painful sensitive skin when on the face. When it is on the scalp it is called dandruff and had little or no pain as the scalp has very few pain sensors or nerve endings. Many people bump their heads for years with very little problem. Seborrheic dermatitis is an itch red area on the facial skin and on other places of the body. Most often, seborrheic dermatitis is on the facial area along with rosacea. It involves overactive sebaceous glands and scaly flaky skin. Whereas, the scaling skin on the eyelids of ocular rosacea.
is sometimes confused with it.Pictures are shown as follows to illustrate the severe skin conditions:
ACNE COMEDONICA
ACNE VULGARIS
ACNE SCARRING
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Article of the Week:
Treating Acne with Oral ContraceptivesAccording to Sharon Peppler, R.Ph., oral contraceptives (or the “birth control pill”) can be an appropriate and effective treatment for acne in some people. Oral contraceptives lower serum testosterone levels (male sex hormones present in both males and females) in the body which may result in less acne. Topical preparations (i.e., Benzoyl Peroxide 5% or 10%), peeling agents (i.e., Retin A) and antibiotics are also useful for controlling acne. Most patients seeking acne treatment use a combination of treatments such as 1) topical preparations and oral contraceptives, or 2) topical preparations and oral antibiotics. Only severe cases of acne would be treated with a combination of oral contraceptives and oral antibiotics.
A note of caution: If you plan to use oral contraceptives as a method of pregnancy prevention and plan to continue taking oral antibiotics to control acne (or for any other reason), you should be aware that oral antibiotics MAY REDUCE the effectiveness of the oral contraceptives. In order to avoid getting pregnant, it is best to use a backup method of contraception during oral antibiotic use and for one week after oral antibiotic treatment has ended.
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