Chin acne is generally caused by a combination of factors, the main causes are abnormal androgen levels, sebum secretion, peri-corneal keratinization, inflammatory response, and some other causes such as genetics, drugs, diet, environment and so on.
1.Main Causes
(1) Abnormal androgen levels: a key factor in the development of acne.
(2) Exuberant sebum secretion: elevated levels of androgens during puberty can promote a large amount of sebum secretion, which provides a favorable environment for microbial reproduction, leading to the occurrence of acne.
(3) Abnormal perifollicular keratinization: excessive keratinization of the cells around the hair follicles makes the mouth of the follicles clogged and smaller, preventing the normal secretion and discharge of sebum, which can lead to the formation of acne.
(4) Inflammatory reaction: Propionibacterium acnes overproliferation, metabolic products can lead to inflammatory reaction, and eventually can form acne.
2. Other causes
Heredity, drugs, diet, environment and psychological factors have a relationship with the occurrence of acne, in addition, smoking and drinking and obesity also have a certain relationship with the occurrence of acne, part of the menstrual period in the pre-menstrual period is prone to the emergence or aggravation of acne.
There are some other reasons that can lead to chin acne, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor for active treatment.