Articles on "Acne"

What is Acne? Types of Acne

Acne is a term generally applied to eruptions on the skin like pimples, pustules, papules, nodules and small cysts etc. of varying characteristics. Acne mostly affects the teenagers but is not restricted to this age group. It can occur in adults and middle-aged persons too. Acne is not a life threatening eruption but is quite troublesome and has great cosmetic value particularly if it occurs on uncovered parts of the body like face and neck. At times, particularly in severely aggravated cases, it may leave permanent scars on ... read more

Acne Causes

Mostly acne is believed to be result of incomplete metabolization of oil makes dead skin cells sticky blocking the pores of skin from where bacteria enters into pores and causes infection and inflammation. If this is true then cause of acne is not bacteria but faulty metabolization of oil that provides a favorable ground to bacteria to ... read more

Prevention of Acne

To prevent acne, you would need to take care of some of the aspects yourself. There are plenty of preventive measures that you can take to prevent eruption of acne. Use proper medicines not everything that you come across ... read more

Treatment of Acne

Acne is not considered permanently curable by the modern medical system. The system offers various kinds of treatments that help in managing acne but do not provide long term relief. The entire focus of orthodox medical system is on killing the bacteria through various kinds of antibiotics, antibacterials and other products, which provide only short terms relief. Herbal and homeopathic medicines are quite effective for permanent cure of acne and other skin diseases ... read more