Active Acne in Adulthood
Your parents may have told you as a teenager to stop squeezing your pimples, or to stop pestering them to make an appointment with a dermatologist because you would eventually ?grow out? of the condition. Many parents continue to do the same. After all, they seem to have other, more important things on their minds, including how things are going at work and how they will manage to meet a project deadline.
Sadly, few have thought of reworking the approach. How much water does this notion actually hold? After all, more and more adults are reporting cases of acne on a yearly basis. Could it just be possible that acne doesn’t vanish during adulthood as we would all like to believe?
Pimples develop on the surface of the skin when the pores become obstructed by dead skin. Oil which is normally supposed to rise to the surface of the skin instead becomes trapped in the pores and fuels duplication among the acne bacteria. The body induces an inflammatory response due to the rising bacteria populations. Essentially, acne materializes from the body’s immune response. The skin’s inability to dispose of old cells can be caused by a number of different factors.
A mutated shedding or desquamation cycle is one potential factor. Sticky sebum can also keep dead skin bonded to new layers so that it never sheds. These factors can be caused by various things, including genetics, hormonal imbalances, and diet. The list grows from there. Obviously, with these facts in mind, there is little reason to believe that every child will “grow out” of acne.
If you continue to suffer from acne as an adult, a dermatological visit should be arranged. These specialists have medication which can finally give you the relief you desire. You might be prescribed topical medications that correct the abnormal shedding. If your particular case of acne warrants, oral retinoids might be necessitated that will stop oil production altogether. A proper assessment will need to be conducted before any conclusions are drawn. The faster you can act the better, as problems like acne scarring can loom on the horizon. So, try not to delay your next move!
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