Seborrheic dermatitis on the face is a chronic, scaly, superficial inflammation in the sebaceous gland secretion area, the cause of its pathogenesis is still unclear, may be related to genetic factors, microbial infections, living habits, hormone levels and endocrine factors.
1. Genetic factors: most patients have a family genetic predisposition, and patients are born with seborrhea.
2. Microbial infections: such as Malassezia infection, Malassezia survives and reproduces on human skin by decomposing sebum produced by sebaceous glands and hydrolyzes the triglycerides in the oil into free fatty acids, leading to seborrheic dermatitis on the patient’s face.
3. Lifestyle habits: such as irregular life, staying up late for a long time, eating disorders, alcoholism or excessive intake of spicy and stimulating, greasy food, or mental stress, anxiety and other factors, can lead to seborrheic dermatitis on the face.
4. Hormone levels and endocrine factors: due to the body’s estrogen level decreases, androgen level increases, can appear skin redness, oil and other manifestations of seborrheic dermatitis. In addition, the symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis can be more obvious during pregnancy, physiological period or menopause.
Patients with seborrheic dermatitis should seek timely hospital treatment. At the same time, you need to develop good living habits and dietary habits.