Acne on the face

During adolescence, a few small pimples always appear on a clean and flawless face from time to time, which is a troublesome thing for every boy and girl in adolescence. These endless small pimples are called acne, and their scientific name is "acne", "blackheads", "blackheads" and so on. There are many types of acne on the face during adolescence, and the causes of acne are different depending on the physique and skin type of different people.

Depending on the different causes, some people have acne on their faces for a longer time, while others have it for a shorter time. However, acne generally heals naturally when people reach the age of 25. Therefore, friends who are currently in adolescence should not worry too much. If they need to see a doctor, they also need to find out the cause of their acne and prescribe the right medicine.

The following introduces a common acne and a severe acne. The two types of acne are mainly studied and understood based on their symptoms:

For example, common comedonal acne, this type of acne has two types of acne in the early stages: whiteheads and blackheads. Whiteheads, also known as closed comedones, are skin-colored papules with unclear openings and are not easy to squeeze; blackheads, also known as open comedones, are located at the top of the hair follicle opening and can be squeezed out, and are called stearic plugs. Once you understand the growth characteristics of this type of acne, you can easily prescribe the right medicine.

There is also a more serious type of acne, whose scientific name is "cachexia acne". This type of acne is super severe acne. Although it is extremely rare, it is quite serious. The lesions are purple-red papules, pustules or nodules ranging in size from millet to soybeans, with few blackheads and comedones, and they do not heal for a long time. They are often complicated by anemia, tuberculosis or other systemic diseases. When this type of acne appears during adolescence, you need to seek medical attention immediately, follow the doctor's professional advice, and receive treatment and care.

Every boy and girl with acne on their face wants to say goodbye to pimples. The trouble of having pimples all over the face can be said to be a kind of "The Sorrows of Young Werther". However, most acne are not that scary. As long as you correctly understand the growth properties of acne and maintain certain personal hygiene habits, you can win the war against acne.