Health Information Center – CedrikaProvencher

Not a few who believe in the myth of nuts and chocolate cause acne. Well, when Lebaran second later this food is often served as stay in touch. How is this?

Actually there has been no research that proves eating nuts and chocolate, spicy foods can also cause acne. Because the cause of acne is the increased levels of oil and the blockage of pores. Besides lack of skin hygiene, use of cosmetics that clog pores can also make acne occur.

In order not to interfere with acne appearance, you can prevent it. The way to avoid the consumption of fruits from among citrus (orange) and foods high in iodine such as shrimp, clams, and squid. We recommend that consumption of foods containing essential fatty acids derived from grains.

Stress and lack of sleep can also make acne appears, you know. When we lack sleep, your body will release hormones such as DHEA that will make acne worse.

So, please just eat nuts or chocolate, as long as not excessive. Hopefully the acne will appear.

Acne indeed one of the common skin problems and often disturbing. Not only makes the skin so no uncomfortable because it caused pain, but also can make the face look a little unsightly.

Even if the acne suffered severe enough, can leave scars in the form of black or vlek pockmarked skin and scar looks like a board. Pictured, right, would be inadequate if the need to have a face such unfriendly.

According to dr. Samuel L. Simon, Sp.KK, skin specialists from Semanggi Specialist Clinic, acne is a problem that often interfere with performance, especially in women. However, people often believe the myths that developed in the community linking with acne or hygiene problems due to eating lots of fatty foods.

“Basically, acne appears because of the blockage of oil glands in the channel which then infected with Propionibacterium acnes bacteria. And it came inflammation or inflammatory process, so that arose acne,” said Simon clarified.

While acne is then visible, whether it is small without inflammation (blackheads), which inflamed and pus at the peak, so that for seed corn or stone commonly called acne (cystic acne), basically have the same cause. Only severity are different. And the severity of it donated by a variety of backgrounds

From Hormonal Up Powder
The occurrence of acne is generally caused by several factors, among others because of the blockage, excessive oil production, or bacterial infection. However, several other conditions can also trigger acne. Particularly related to body condition and the treatment of facial skin.

Based on heredity, according to Simon is generally the cause of acne can be severe. Genetically, the chance of acne can be derived through the properties of genes that affect the skin condition that increases the chances of acne.

For example, the oil glands are overactive skin and skin regeneration ability differences that are not normal. Regeneration of skin cells causes abnormal accumulation of dead skin cells in the pores. These conditions would increase the possibility of channel blockage on the oil glands of skin and inflammation, due to bacterial activity which was like a pile of fat.

Besides heredity, hormonal factors can also trigger more severe acne. Increased hormonal activity such as impending menstruation or at the time of entering the age of puberty, making the skin oil glands become overactive.

But it must be understood, this does not happen to everyone. Only at certain people are very oily skin conditions. Thus, hormonal changes do not always cause a person to be acne.

In addition, drug consumption corticosteroids (either oral or topical) that result in decreased immune system, according to Simon, also can cause acne easily arise due to lack of good bacteria activity is increased.

Now, in addition to internal factors were, acne can also be exacerbated or driven by external factors. In women, the use of cosmetics that contain a lot of oil or the use of powder blend with a foundation that can trigger the appearance of acne.

Use of cosmetics or skin care products such as facial cleanser that is too greasy (containing oil) can cause clogged pores. So is the use of powder containing the foundation. Foundation is contained in the powder, causing the face powder easily clog pores.

Different indications, Different Drug
So many acne drugs circulating in the market, offering many advantages and Khasiatnya. Unfortunately, if you do not know exactly how and what is needed for problem skin, treat acne can also be ineffective.

Although the drugs used is high-priced – or sometimes we think ‘not suitable’ acne drug use – although it was not such a place.

This is why it is important to first understand what content and what the drug and its function. And keep in mind also, not all acne medications in the form of topical medication, even though acne is a problem in the skin surface. However, there are also acne medicine intake (oral).

Some acne medications have taken their own Khasiatnya. For example, a drug that contains Isotretinoin function to shrink the oil glands so that the bias of oil products decreased. Drug taking benefit of this type of acne problem with oily skin background.

While oral acne medications containing tetracycline antibiotics in more aims to overcome the infection, characterized by redness and pus rise. Thus suitable for acne, inflamed and pus. While acne drug type and erithromycine more clindamycine as antibiotics, which can be used in acne, although not yet showing signs of inflammation.

For this type of topical (topical) is known by many brands and a number of content offered. Topical acne medications containing benzoyl peroxide serves as an anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory. This type of topical medication may also slough off the skin to lift the blocks up the pores with dead skin.

While acne medications that contain acid can dry the pimples retinoin and shrink the oil glands. Making it suitable for inflamed acne on oily skin types.

Self heal
According to Simon, should not have to worry too much face acne, because acne can actually heal itself, but it will take about 2 weeks or more.

“Some people fear Punta, the more inflamed acne. Then hastily squeeze play acne. Actually, if you push it haphazardly can make infection and scar!” said Simon warned.

Simon also added, if it had not had time to consult a doctor to cure acne, you should leave it and do not hold or memencetnya. Slowly and surely, acne will heal and disappear by itself.

However, the use of drugs to deal with acne was not hurt, because it can serve assuage complaints that accompany acne. But again, understand well the need for which kind of drug. “The best is still to see a doctor or specialist to get proper treatment,” added Simon insisted.