Acne itself is a very common skin disease, not a difficult disease, why many patients do not choose formal treatment, resulting in the formation of scars, seriously affecting the aesthetics. So much so that when patients get acne again, they are influenced by wrong theories and do not know what to do. Common misconceptions are the following.
Myth #1: Acne only happens during puberty
In fact, acne can occur at any age. With the progress of society and the improvement of people’s standard of living, the change of diet, the accelerated pace of work and study, and the pollution of the air environment, the number of patients suffering from acne is increasing, and the age of onset has tended to be teenage and middle-aged. Therefore, teenagers and middle-aged people with acne-like skin damage on the face should go to a regular hospital in a timely manner to avoid delays in treatment.
The second misconception, acne is caused by mites
The actual fact is that there are a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on a lot of things. The pathophysiological process of acne is mainly manifested as: abnormal keratinization of the keratin-forming cells in the upper part of the hair follicle, the secretion of high levels of sebum in patients with severe acne; sebaceous gland ducts due to hyperkeratosis leading to poor sebum discharge, the formation of clinical acne; sebum retained in the hair follicle can swell the wall of the follicle, into the surrounding tissue, triggering an inflammatory response, producing the initial inflammatory damage of acne; acne formation, acne propionate The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you want to do. Therefore, follicular sebaceous gland duct keratin formation and co-infection on this basis is the key to the pathogenesis of acne. The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you are looking for.
Myth 3, acne is caused by endocrine disorders
This is one of the most widespread and representative misconceptions. Whenever you go to the hospital, almost all doctors will tell you that acne is caused by endocrine disorders, and there are various legends and stories about endocrine disorders circulating in the society. Although the occurrence of acne is more closely related to the endocrine, but, acne is indeed not caused by endocrine disorders. The majority of the patients with acne have no different levels of sex hormones than normal people, so there is no endocrine disorder, so many people mistakenly believe that their endocrine disorder and therefore carry a heavy psychological burden, and thus constantly seek to regulate the endocrine treatment of various methods is indeed unnecessary.
Myth 4, acne is caused by too much toxins in the body
This is a typical folk viewpoint, because Chinese medicine believes that acne is related to the lung wind, and the large intestine and lung phase, so the onset of acne and the large intestine have a certain relationship, the most prominent is between acne and constipation has some kind of relationship. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on this kind of things. It is undeniable that the onset of acne is related to the overall state of the body, which is in line with the law of disease. The actual fact that some detoxification products are based on rhubarb, senna, mannitol and other main ingredients is laxative, if only rely on detoxification, often acne is not cured, the normal gastrointestinal function is greatly weakened.
Myth five, acne is caused by the use of unsuitable cosmetics
Perhaps some cosmetics in the past can indeed lead to the formation of acne, or can make the original acne condition aggravated. But the science of cosmetics has developed to the point where this is very unlikely. In fact, most of the regular cosmetic manufacturers are now very careful about the effects of cosmetics on acne, and almost all of them have undergone some rigorous safety studies and are not likely to cause acne. But for some sensitive people, do not completely rule out the possibility that cosmetics can lead to acne formation, or make acne aggravated, after all, in the adverse events of cosmetics, acne-like hair diagnosis is also relatively common, especially those with special therapeutic cosmetics, the incidence is higher.
Myth 6, acne will be good after puberty, no need to treat
The actual fact that acne does have a certain self-limiting nature is demonstrated by the fact that the disease has a certain age of onset and natural course. The most important thing is that most people are at high risk of developing the disease during puberty, and then it will gradually resolve and subside on its own. This view is wrong. Statistics show that only 12% of acne patients can heal on their own, but treatment is still needed because: 1) acne often leads to the formation of facial scars, which vary in performance, either depressed or proliferative, and are difficult to treat and will exist for life, which greatly affects beauty and aesthetics. The early, timely and regular treatment can not only significantly shorten the course of the disease but also prevent the formation of scars. 2) The age of onset of many acne is not necessarily in adolescence, instead many people develop the disease after the age of 30, and the course of many people will last a very long time, such as after 40 years of age is still onset, a few people even to 50 years of age can not be relieved on their own. A regular course of treatment can usually eliminate acne in six months to a year.
The first thing you need to do is to wait until you’re married.
This is a misconception very similar to the one above. In fact, acne is a skin disease that can be cured, most people can not only cure and no longer recurrence, but must have a regular treatment and a long enough treatment course. Otherwise, acne will exist repeatedly, over and over again, giving you the illusion that it cannot be cured. As some people’s acne shows a more obvious self-limiting, the onset in adolescence, and later as they grow older, acne gradually improve and subside, but this time people usually marry naturally, so give you the illusion that acne is good after marriage. The improvement of acne has nothing to do with whether you have sexual experience or not, do not think that as long as you get married or as long as you have sex you can naturally improve.
Misconception eight, cosmetics can cure my acne
Many patients, due to insufficient knowledge of acne, listen to merchants and beauty salons exaggerate the role of cosmetics in acne treatment, by using cosmetics to treat acne, which is not scientific. This is because acne is mainly caused by the internal causes of the body, not through which cosmetics, facial cleansers can be cured.
Cosmetics themselves are used for the health and care of the skin. The biggest requirement of the state for cosmetics is that they must be safe for the skin, non-irritating, moistening and protecting the skin. But recently there are some so-called cosmetics with special curative effects, indeed, some low concentration of drug ingredients added to cosmetics, with a very limited therapeutic effect on acne, but of course these added drug ingredients are not any new drug ingredients. Therefore, acne must be treated in a regular hospital dermatology department, rather than using cosmetics to treat acne, so as not to waste money and delay treatment.
Myth 9, acne is very easy to treat and can be seen in a few days
This is the most popular advertising term that appears in all kinds of commercial propaganda. With the development of dermatological science, acne treatment is now easier and more reliable, but we should be clear that even very effective treatment usually has to be maintained until several months later to prevent recurrence. We do not rule out the possibility that the medication will work within a few days, but a short treatment of a few days is of little practical importance in the course of acne treatment. If the effect is fast, it should be added hormonal ingredients.
Myth 10: Skin cleansing and hygiene problems are the cause of clogged pores, which eventually lead to pimples
This is an idea that is highly exaggerated, amplified and promoted by all kinds of skin cleansers sellers because it facilitates the marketing of their products. Although clogged pores are an important part of the development of acne, it does not mean in any way that the clogged pores are due to any problems with skin cleansing. In fact acne sufferers take skin cleansing more seriously than any other person, and they spend a great deal of effort cleaning their facial skin almost daily. The clogging of pores in acne sufferers is mainly caused by something intrinsic to the skin itself, starting with abnormal keratinization of the pores, which eventually leads to clogging. The skin cleaning is not the main problem, instead excessive cleaning sometimes aggravates the skin pore keratinization, which may further aggravate the clogged pores and aggravate the condition.
Myth 11: Acne is just a cosmetic skin problem, not a skin disease
Sometimes, we can even hear this question from patients in the clinic: the acne on my face even the beauty salon can’t do anything about it, what can you doctors do? This is a ludicrous question. There is no doubt that acne is a typical skin disease and a medical problem. In the strictest sense, all kinds of cosmetics do not have the efficacy of treating acne, and it is illegal to advertise the efficacy of various cosmetics on acne, and beauty salons can only use cosmetics, not any drugs, so it is unrealistic to seek treatment in beauty salons. In addition, the beauty salon acne exclusion treatment (mask) is also a violation, because the beauty salon skin care is not allowed to go deep into the dermis, acne exclusion no doubt deep into the dermis, of course, the simple skin care in the beauty salon (mask) is allowed, the problem is that this care does not have any therapeutic effect on acne.