More or less 90% of teens have acne — it influences teenagers of every size and shape, in every country from America to Zimbabwe. A recent research by the American Medical Association shown (not surprisingly) that acne is one of the causes of today’s teenagers’ greatest problems. “Acne can, without question, influence self-esteem,” says Diane Berson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology at New York University School of Medicine. “Some kids have it so severely that they do not even wish to go out of their house. They make excuses for not going to social functions.”
It looks unfair, doesn’t it? Just when you are starting to develop and get some thoughts about precisely who’s behind the face in your mirror, you are looking at a minefield of bumps and imperfections. It could be totally depressing — but given that everyone has acne, you are expected to get annoyance about it, aren’t you? This time we will know more about preventing acne than ever before. And the ideal way to stop acne is to find out why it starts when it does — during adolescence.
But when androgens enter the picture, your oil glands go into overdrive. They create additional oil, which can clump with each other with the dead skin cells on the top layer of your skin. When this sticky combination detects its way out your pores, it serves like a cork in a bottle — trapping oil and bacteria within. And your oil glands just do not know when to end; they retain generating oil, and also follicle gets swollen. Your body’s natural defense systems, white blood cells, rush to the area to clean up the mess. The result? Red, painful bumps. Yucky black spots. Zits. Blackheads. Pimples. Acne. It has nothing to do with what you eat, or how frequently you wash your face.
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