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Acne

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Sort Desciption: What is acne? What are the different types of acne? How does acne affect women? ... Acne is a disorder that causes outbreaks of skin lesions commonly called pimples. It is caused by the skins oil glands making too much sebum ...

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Q: What is acne? Q: What are the different types of A: Acne is a disorder that causes outbreaks of skin lesions commonly called pimples. It is caused by the skins oil glands making too much sebum, an oily substance, which leads to plugged pores. It also can be caused by the rapid producacne lesions? A: Comedo (whiteheads or blackheads) or papules. The comedo is the basic acne lesion, which is a plugged pore. If the plugged pore stays under the skin, its called a tion of a bacteria P. acnes. Acne lesions occur mostly on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders. It is the most common skin disease. Although acne is not a serious health threat, severe acne can lead to disfigur ing and permanent scarring. closed comedo and forms a white bump or whitehead. Blackheads are comedos that open up and appear blackish on the surface of the skin. This black color is not due to dirt, but because the air reacts with the excess oil. Pustules or pimples. Pustules or Q: How does acne affect women? pimples are acne lesions that contain A: Most young women and men will have pus and are red at the base. at least a few pimples over the course of Nodules. These are more serious their lives. But acne seems to affect acne lesions. They lodge deeper in men and women in different ways. the skin, are painful, and can cause Young men are more likely to have a scarring. more serious form of acne. Acne in young women tends to be more ranCysts. Like nodules, these lesions dom and linked to hormone changes, are deep within in the skin, are such as the menstrual cycle. painful, and are filled with pus, and can cause scarring. As women get older, acne often gets better. But some women have acne for many years. Some women even get Q: What triggers acne ...

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