What Causes Adult Acne?
Regardless of age,
acne
is a condition of sebaceous glands. Glands attached to hair follicles and produce an oily substance called sebum. A form of injury acne when the hair follicle plugged with sebum and dead cells. Pathogens (disease-causing) events sebaceous glands are believed to be due to changes in levels of androgens (male) hormones in the body, a state usually associated with growth and development that occurs between the ages of 12 and 21. Therefore, it is important to find the cause adulthood attached acne occurs first.
Acne that appears after 25-30 years are caused by one of the following reasons:
1. X1y1z clarified recurrence after puberty
2. X1y1z outbreak after a period of relative calm, for example, during pregnancy
3. It first occurs in people who have never acne.
Acne that appears for the first time in adulthood should be examined by a dermatologist who can investigate the cause. Some reasons adult acne are:
* Drugs. Some medications can induce acne including anabolic steroids (sometimes used illegal by athletes to “bulk up”), some anti-epileptic, anti-TB drugs isoniazid and rifampin, lithium and drugs containing iodine.
* Chronic physical pressure on the skin. Friction strap backpack or tucking a violin between the jaw and chin can cause chronic physical pressure on the skin and can cause a condition known as mechanical acne.
* Chlorinated industrial chemicals. It can cause skin disease known as chloracne work.
* Metabolic conditions. Changes in hormonal balance, such as those caused by pregnancy, menstruation or hormonal changes can cause acne.
It is also important to know that some lesions that appear acne acne not at all. A skin condition that resembles acne was folliculitis, which occurs when hair follicles become infected and inflamed. Folliculitis require different treatment acne.
Acne occurs adulthood be difficult to treat if there are multiple recurrences. Some patients with severe recurrent acne has experienced repeated cycles of treatment with powerful systemic drug isotretinoin.
From adult acne be difficult to treat, acne appeared for the first time in adulthood examined and treated by a dermatologist.




