Acne is usually referred to as acne. Acne on the face a few days before menstruation (vacation) may be related to changes in hormone levels in the body, while environmental factors in life, such as eating spicy food, living a stressful life, and staying up too late, may also be triggers for acne to occur.
A few days before menstruation, due to changes in hormone levels in the female body, estrogen secretion gradually decreases and androgen relatively increases, causing an increase in skin oil, hyperkeratosis of keratinocytes at the openings of the sebaceous glands of the hair follicles, which prevents the discharge of the overproduced oil, and the anaerobic, oleophilic Propionibacterium acnes bacteria proliferate locally, thus causing acne on the face.
In addition, during the first few days of menstruation, if the patient eats greasy food, or lives a stressful life, stays up late and other triggers, endocrine imbalance may also occur, causing facial acne. Usually, acne will gradually ease or disappear when menstruation is over and hormone levels return to normal.
It is recommended that patients with acne on the face a few days before menstruation go to the hospital in time to identify the cause of the problem, and have the doctor formulate an individualized treatment plan according to the specific situation, so as to avoid delays in treatment.