Acne
is a condition of the oil glands. The oil gland occur on
the face, chest and back more than any other area. The reason
you have acne is because at puberty, hormones activate and
stimulate the oil glands in the skin. Any stressful situation,
whether it be lack of sleep, anger, sickness or worry, increase
these hormones and therefore can make your acne worse. Most
people think chocolate, cokes, nuts, peanuts, greasy foods
and excessive amounts of milk will cause acne. In only a
very few people does it make acne worse. Avoid these foods
if they seem to worsen your acne. The iodine in seafood
or vitamins containing kelp often aggravates acne. Acne
is usually treated with acne lotions and washes and an antibiotic
to take by mouth for pustules and cysts. The object of treating
acne is unfortunately not a cure, but only a control. The
purpose is to prevent scarring and to improve appearance.
Usually, acne eventually stops on its own, but the time
it takes. varies from person to person. This means you may
have to be on acne treatment for as long as you tend to
have acne problems, but then can safely stop acne medications
once your acne has burned out. Some people only have to
take acne medications for several months, others for several
years. Most people can be helped by acne treatment.
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find out what you can do about it - Acne
Scarring
