We usually find in the clinic that some patients will go to endocrinology and gynecology before seeing dermatology, instead of seeing dermatology first. This is because TA thinks that acne is an endocrine disorder, not a skin disease. In fact, acne is an inflammation of the sebaceous glands, a chronic inflammation of the sebaceous units of the hair follicles, and is undoubtedly a dermatological disease.
Many acne patients can be said to have stepped over various acne treatment pits, experienced various misunderstandings, and visited countless so-called “acne” beauty stores, but acne is still recurring, the kind of helplessness only acne patients can experience, what causes acne so difficult to treat? The answer is very simple: because there is no scientific care and treatment way!
The majority of the pro acne only began to appear in adolescence, partly due to changes in endocrine hormone levels. After puberty, the sebaceous glands become more sensitive to androgens, oil secretion is high, and “Propionibacterium acnes” infection easily occurs.
Some acne sufferers even choose endocrinology for their consultation, and some even go to gynecology! They are convinced that acne is an endocrine disorder, and they use various prescriptions and herbs to regulate endocrine secretion. Birth control pills can resist hormones in the body and to a certain extent have the effect of reducing acne, so many acne patients blindly follow the trend and take birth control pills to treat acne. However, it has been clinically proven that birth control pills have a lot of side effects and often cause adverse reactions, which can lead to more serious consequences if used for a long time. The pursuit of a so-called “cure”. In fact, acne is a skin disease, although it is somewhat related to the so-called endocrine, but endocrine regulation is not a “cure” nor a “masterpiece”, but should be treated slowly under the guidance of a dermatologist.
The key to cure acne is to find the cause
In fact, in addition to the so-called endocrine dysfunction, there are also water-oil imbalance, dietary factors, constipation, lack of sleep, physiological periods, stress, environmental factors, clogged pores, use of the wrong skin care cosmetics and other factors are related to the development of acne. But what is the direct cause of acne (often referred to as pimples)?
Here’s a quick overview
The causes of acne
1, endocrine disorders
The main cause of excessive sebum secretion is endocrine disorders, androgenic testosterone is too high, which can cause the sebaceous glands to increase and excessive sebum secretion. In the adolescent period, because in the peak of androgen level, so easy to pop acne. It is also possible that other factors have caused an increase in androgen levels leading to high sebum secretion, such as girls suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome will make sex hormone levels out of whack, which requires a sex hormone check at the hospital.
2.Hair follicle hyperkeratosis
Hyperkeratosis of hair follicles is mainly related to genetic factors, and some people are prone to keratin thickening due to their own abnormal keratin metabolism. In addition, hyperkeratosis of hair follicles is related to androgen levels. The keratin-forming cells in the funnel of hair follicles have a stronger ability to metabolize androgens, which may be related to hyperkeratosis of the funnel. Propionibacterium acnes breaks down sebum and the free fatty acids also induce hyperkeratosis of hair follicles, so people with acne are also prone to hyperkeratosis of hair follicles and the formation of blockages.
3.Bacterial infection and inflammation
The bacteria mentioned here are mainly Propionibacterium acnes, followed by oval branched spores and white staphylococcus. Propionibacterium acnes produces C5a or low-level peptides by activating the complement system causing leukocyte chemotaxis, phagocytosis destroying PA to produce lipase, decomposing triglycerides to produce more free fatty acids, and its stimulation of hair follicles and surrounding tissues to occur non-specific inflammatory reactions. When the acne wall of the very micro collapse and free fatty acids into the nearby dermis, coupled with bacterial infection caused by inflammation, acne from acne developed into papules, pustules, nodules and cysts.
4.Cosmetic factors
Cosmetics cause acne probably have these aspects, one is the physical blockage of pores by cosmetics, resulting in sebum not coming out, causing smothering acne. Or because of cosmetic allergies lead to stress acne, and is the use of hormone-containing products formed hormone-dependent dermatitis, and the emergence of acne-like lesions.
5.Dietary factors
Acne when you eat? Yes! You heard it right! For example, high sugar will cause an increase in insulin levels in the blood and an increase in free insulin growth factor 1, which will eventually lead to hyperkeratosis of the epidermis and more sebum secretion. So dietary factors are not negligible, acne muscles can pay attention to it.
6, environmental factors
This is because the body has not yet adapted to the new environment. It is also possible that the place you moved to is a high acne-prone area, such as the hot and humid climate of Guangdong, which is more likely to cause acne than other places. In addition, chemicals in the environment such as mineral oil, iodine, chlorine, and bromine can also cause acne.
There are so many reasons for acne, and any one of them is enough to make you break out. Now you should know why acne is always recurring, because life is everywhere is a minefield ah! Of course, here to talk about so many causes of acne is not to intimidate you, but to tell you in the process of eliminating acne, if you can find the main cause of acne, the right solution, acne with half the effort ah!
If you are using cosmetics that cause acne, you should stop using them; if you are stressed from work that causes acne, in addition to external treatment, adjusting your mood is also essential …… to find the right cause, plus the right treatment method, the battle of acne is tough but we can still achieve the final victory.
Many adolescent patients with acne always want to rely on diet, work and rest or simply beauty regimen. In fact, these daily regimen can only temporarily alleviate the symptoms of acne, and can not go to the root. The actual fact is that you will be able to get a lot more than just a few of these.
The last thing I want to say is that the treatment of acne is only a phase, in addition to the systematic and standardized treatment also requires your own efforts to care and maintenance, regular work and rest, less makeup, keep a relaxed mood, these small details of life will let you have unexpected effects Oh.
About the relationship between acne and diet, there are research statistics found: high sugar, high finger is the adverse factors of acne, milk and dairy products may also affect acne, so people with acne should properly limit the intake of high sugar and high fat and milk and other foods. In addition, avoid adverse factors such as excessive sun exposure, staying up late and constipation.
Conclusion
Acne is a chronic disease and one must be prepared for the thought: the course of treatment is long. A combination of internal and external treatment is the correct treatment. If you have acne, you should still go to a regular hospital dermatology department early to find a professional physician to treat it. If the treatment is not appropriate, blindly regulating the so-called endocrine can only delay the condition.