Skin Acne is a problem skin.

Skin acne, is a problem skin specially for a teenager or young adults. When a person has skin acne, it leads to a shay behaviour and lack self conscious, trying desperately to fight the problem off.  Eventhough it happend to mostly with teenager and young adult, pimples and whiteheads can erupt with elderly people perhaps to their late thirties and early forties.

Do You Know What causes Acne?

While you may notice most acne cases happend to teenagers and young adoult, the reason skin acne occur may due to hormonal changes in the body. It may also happend with the use of certain drugs, like steroid, excessive use of make-up or oily cosmetic products, body condition and even stress.

In many cases, a typical cause is the clogging of the pores of the skin due to lack of cleaniness of ths skin. The skin has pores which open into what is called the follicle. The follicle contains oil glands and hair. The major function of the follicles is to produce enough lubrication to keep the skin moisturized.

It may happen that too much oil is produced by the gland. The pores become blocked, while the oil starts accumulating and attracting dirt, debris, grime and bacteria. If attention is not given, pore blockage can lead to the formation of white heads or blackheads.

Symptoms of Acne

Commonly, here are two kinds of skin acne – inflamed and non-inflamed. Both of them has their symptoms vary depending on the kind of affliction you have.

For Non-inflamed acne is rarely painful and is characterized by bumpiness of the skin. While the eruptions may not be visible on the surface but, the skin feels rough and has a slightly uneven texture. In most cases, typically, there are blackheads and whiteheads, which do not appear to be very serious.

On the other hand, inflamed acne, can be quite painful and the symptoms include redness, skin swelling, irritation on the skin,  and scabbing or oozing of the skin lesions. You need to be aware that this kind of acne requires more treatment and usually takes longer to disappear.

Medication for Acne

Although there are several over-the-counter treatments and medication available for the skin acne, you need to select carefully. Take note that the most popular ones are salicylic acid,  benzoyl peroxide, and sulphur creams and lotions. Either the cream or lotion type are applied on to the skin and work by killing the pimple causing bacteria, and drying the oil secreted by the skin.

After applied, if you find these measures to be ineffective, then you have no choice byt to consult a dermatologist. Normally, the dermatologist will be able to prescribe stronger and more relevant medication for you. Rarely, in severe cases, he may even suggest surgical treatment like draining or removing the cysts in your skin and scar removal by dermabrasion.