A New Understanding Of Acne
Acne remains a rather mysterious ailment. It is being studied by scientists , but remains surrounded and shrouded by many half truths and much false information. People often hold fast to stereotypical beliefs concerning causes and remedies for acne . It is readily understood that hair follicles on the face, neck and shoulders get blocked and the sebum, or oil which is produced by the body gets trapped in these pore openings. When bacteria invades and attacks or infects the sebum that is trapped, the result is the pustular blemishes known as acne. That seems straightforward enough, but it is not understood exactly how and why these blockages occur. It is this not knowing that has made acne a long standing problem without a cure. This is not to say that steps have not been made in treatment advances, because the treatment methods have advanced greatly over the past decade alone. It is simply a statement that there is much to be discovered about the reasons acne develops and how it develops.
The sebum that is blocking the follicle, or pore is usually a result of over production of sebum and this is caused by hormaonal changes within the body. Hormones are now thought to be either inflammatory or anti-inflammatory and there is now study in this area in relation to the effect on acne. It may be that hormonal research will yield an answer to the problem of acne. It is thought that if you have an imbalance with too many inflammatory types of hormones that the cells of the body will them become inflamed and this inflammation may spread throughout the body. It is being seen that this type of process occurs in the early prelude to acne.
First you have an overstimulated production of sebum or oil, which creates inflammation of the hair follicles and then skin bacteria enters the mix and the inflammation worsens exponentially resulting in acne. If a way can be found to balance the levels of hormones, so one type does not dominate the other,it may then lead to a cure for acne.
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