There are many types of acne.

Question:-

     I am 20 years old, second year in college studying. I'm worried about acne on my face. Why do my several friends have had no acne, or less? I want to know what cause acne, and how to practice with acne.

Answer:-

     Acne is the most common type of the disease. It is estimated that 85-100% of people get pimples. Acne is most found on the face, chest and back. Acne commonly found, called ordinary acne (or acne vulgaris).

But also a disease caused by specific causes and looks different from regular acne, it called extraordinary acne. (or uncommon acne)

     Extraordinary acne is a strange kind of acne, such as:-

1. Scratch pimples (acne excoriee), someone squeeze and sheep skin dramatically. And when examining the skin, acne and not acne scars, but finding wounds and abrasion. It may be signs of stress.

2. Satire acne (acne mechanica), which is encouraging, aggravated by heat. And friction to the skin. Those who like to wear tight jeans, be careful because it makes the skin abrasion.

3. Cosmetic acne (or acne cosmetica) was more common in women of working age. But nowadays, acne in teenagers can be found because it began to make up since childhood. It also found that men are more cosmetic acne. Because modern men using cosmetic called metrosexual man.

Cosmetic acne is usually found as a small red bump. It is found a rash of the cheeks, chin and forehead, after using cosmetic usually 2-3 weeks or several month.

4. Pomade acne found in people who use hair gel, oil or sticky residue. And usually occur on the forehead, temples, scalp. Hair gel and oil or sticky residue cause pore obstruction.

5. Mcdonald's acne found in teenagers who work in fast-food place. That is frying oil to cause the acne.

6. Acne is caused by drugs. Position of the acne drug different from ordinary acne. Acne drug is usually found on the body rather than the face, back, chest. Acne drug is the most common acne in teenagers.

7. Baby acne is acne in children aged 1-8 years. To find acne in childhood is uncommon. This may be caused by too fast into teenagers from a certain disease, such as disorders of the endocrine system.

8. Acne of gram-negative bacteria, look as pustule and cyst, as a result of complications from the use of antibiotic for a long time.

9. Acne is caused by tinea infection, resembles a tiny red blister, is only 2-4 mm. Diameter. Pore may find small pustule on a red blister. Found on the chest, back, upper arms, neck, scalp, rarely found on the face. And is often associated with itching.

10. Acne causes red-faced. It looks red, swollen bluing, small red blisters and pustules together. It is found that capillaries dilate on the cheeks, forehead, chin and nose. Patient often have a red nose and a vesicular pimple on the nose. When the disease is chronic, it will make the nose bigger. This condition is known as rhinophyma. Also known as a nose of WC Fields (WC Field's nose) named for the lifeless American comedian with a big nose because of this disease.

Furthermore, extraordinary acne is found in the famous person, such as: acne caused by toxic substance, looks as yellow cysts, and yellow cysts with grey jook, most find the face. It's well known that the former President Victor Yuschenko of Ukraine has acne of this kind on his face, because he had been secretly poisoned with dioxin substance. And it was reported that the former President Bill Clinton of the United States is red-faced acne and have WC Field's nose.

For the practice, some types of acne can be treated by your self. Whenever you purchase an acne medication, you need to read labels carefully and follow the instructions correctly. But some types of acne need to see a doctor for a correct treatment. Generally, if you have acne, you should visit your doctor when you are in this situation:-

1. When you apply topical drug several times, symptom do not improve.

2. There are many acne inflammations, red, swelling, pain. Or acne recovered but often scar formation.

3. Women with acne caused by facial hairs, or have irregular menstruation. They will need to see a doctor.

4. If the symptoms of acne don't be approved. It is more inflammatory, more swelling, and have fever. You had to go to the doctor immediately. This may indicate that there is inflammation and serious infection.

5. 1.The person who feel embarrassed when has a pimple, or feeling depressed

    2. When acne is healed, but black marks left very long time.

    3. The extraordinary case of acne. As mentioned above.

All 3 cases should go to the doctor to get the correct treatment.

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