Saturday, September 27, 2008

Removing acne

« ...The qualified dermatologist has a key role in implementing an acne medicine treatment plan. Although you may consider the appearance of pimples, whiteheads, blackheads and other lesions to be a sure sign of acne, in fact, there are numerous skin conditions that will manifest as one or more of the above symptoms. The treatment for acne may be very different than treatment for one of the other diseases. Only the experienced and knowledgeable will be able to distinguish between the symptoms of acne and similar symptoms caused by other diseases. This is true even when the acne is in its earliest stages....
...The basic cause of acne is still unknown. It seems to be a multifactorial disease in which interaction of several factors play an important part in the pathogenesis. The primary event may be (a) obstruction of the sebaceous duct due to alteration in the pattern of keratinization within the follicle, (b) abnormal sebum production with excess quantities or altered composition or (c) increased bacterial colonization (proprionibacterium acnes and staphylococcus epidermi¬dis of pilosebaceous follicles which furnish the lipases responsible for hydrolysis of sebum triglycerides into free fatty acids. All three mechanisms may be involved. Obstruction of duct leads to forma¬tion of a comedone, the initial lesion of acne. A comedone can be located either in a closed follicle as a 'white head' consisting of lipid and keratin, or in an open follicle as 'black head' consisting of keratin and lipid with melanin deposition. The continual accumula¬tion of keratin and lipid may lead to rupture of the follicular wall and release of its contents into the surrounding dermis provoking an inflammatory tissue reaction....»
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«...• A balanced and healthy diet complete in nutrients and taken at the correct time can also prevent acne to some extent. Fresh fruits and vegetables, sprouts etc. are advised to people who have severe acne problems....»
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