Treating Acne Pimples
There are four different types of acne:
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Comedonal (blackheads and whiteheads)
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Papular (red bumps)
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Pustular (red bumps with puss on top)
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Cystic, which are those usually deep cysts, which can scar, or small cysts, which usually don't scar.
Eliminating pimples has been the goal of acne treatment. Acne is pustular eruptions,
localized abscessed formation and local inflammatory
conditions of the dermis and epidermis skin layers.
Endogenous hormones (mainly androgens), which are
present in unusually high concentrations in the
blood during adolescence and puberty give rise to
an excessive production of sebum (or oil). The condition
may worsen by a simultaneous increase in the rate
of keratin in the skin's outer layer that causes
skin cell death. As the outer layer cells proliferate,
they can form an occlusive plug or comedone which
coupled with the increased production of the sebum,
represents an ideal medium for the proliferation
of the skin resident anaerobic bacterium, P.
acnes .
 Plugged follicles may take the form of either whiteheads, where the plug in the follicle remains beneath the skin's surface, or blackheads, where the plug in the follicle extends to the skin's surface and becomes visible. In the majority of these clogged follicles, the bacterium P. acnes will cause swelling, itching, and redness around the follicle.
The bacterium P. acnes is normally present in all skin types as part of the skin's sebum maintenance system. In a hair follicle, P. acnes produces enzymes that break down sebum creating a balance of oil in the skin. However, a clogged follicle creates an ideal environment for this sebum-eating skin bacterium to multiply. Consequently, the increase of P. acnes and its enzymes irritates and inflames the skin resulting in acne. Furthermore, P. acnes is responsible for at least 90% of all acne cases.
There are many myths about what causes pimples. Stress does not cause acne, and neither does eating greasy foods. Another common myth is that dirty skin causes pimples, but studies have shown that blackheads and other acne lesions are not caused by dirt.
Pimple Treatment
There are many over-the-counter and precription
acne medications. Experts recommend different
ones for different people, but none have been
totally effective in a large portion of the population.
Most people do not respond to traditional pimple
treatment. This is especially true of adults,
as most topical acne medications are formulated
for teenaged skin. That's why we developed Zeno,
a new device for clearing acne pimples.
About Pimples
Acne is pustular eruptions, localized abscessed
formation and local inflammatory conditions of
the dermis and epidermis skin layers. Endogenous
hormones (mainly androgens), which are present
in unusually high concentrations in the blood
during adolescence and puberty give rise to an
excessive production of sebum (or oil). The condition
may worsen by a simultaneous increase in the rate
of keratin in the skin's outer layer (the horny
layer) that causes skin cell death. As the horny
cells proliferate, they can form an occlusive
plug or comedone which coupled with the increased
production of the sebum, represents an ideal medium
for the proliferation of the skin resident anaerobic
bacterium, P. acnes.
There are many over-the-counter
and precription acne medications. Experts
recommend different ones for different people,
but none have been totally effective in a large
portion of the population. Most people do not
respond to traditional acne treatment. This is
especially true of adults, as most topical acne
medications are formulated for teenaged skin.
That's why we developed Zeno,
a new device for clearing acne.
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