Acne typically starts to appear in teenage when the puberty hormones start to kick in. This is the time when most girls and boys start to become conscious about their looks and appearance and its very annoying that this is the time when pimples chose to make their first appearance. Acne can not only be painful but embarrassing and can take a toll on your self-esteem and confidence as a teenager, As you grow you look for treatments or learn to cover it under the makeup. Sometimes makeup causes you to break out even worse. On the other hand, acne seems to get worse just before any significant event. Sometimes eating healthy help, sometimes it just doesn’t. If only you knew what is causing acne you will be able to find a better solution. Today we will explain here what acne actually is, what causes acne and what is the most effective and quickest remedy for acne.
What Causes Acne?
Acne pimples are the basic inflammatory reaction of the body against the dust, dead skin and excess oils trapped in skin pore. Depending upon the nature and intensity of acne, you can get whiteheads, blackheads, cysts or nodules. All of these have different anatomy and must be treated differently. While the role of diet, infections or lifestyle in aggravating acne is not scientifically proven, strong scientific evidence points towards genetics and stress as contributors towards acne.
What Causes Acne Scars?
When acne lesion or inflammation in the skin layers does not heal normally and instead scar tissues are formed due to lack of collagen, scars are formed. The most common type of acne scars is Atrophic acne scars which are formed due to lack of production of collagen during the healing process. Another problematic scaring after nodular acne is Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH) which is basically an accumulation of dark pigmentation on site of the lesion making an appearance of the inflamed dark mark.
How to treat acne and acne scars?
Acne is a long term skin disease and doctors recommend early aggressive treatment to prevent problems like scaring and psychological effects related to acne. Anitinflimatory topical medicines, skincare products with silicic acid, regular exfoliating and hydrations help calm down acne. Oral consumption of Vit C helps regular production collagen and therefore helps in fading scars. You can read more about the safe and effective ways of treating acne scars recommended by Pincale Figures, one of the growingly popular aesthetic centers in Malaysia operating under the supervision of Dr. Terence Teoh. They are offering Laser Resurfacing, Fillers, Subcision, cross treatment with TCA and PRP micro-needling. A qualified doctor can provide you the best consultation for the type of treatment that will best suit you depending upon the nature and intensity of your problem.
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