How to Spot Different Types of Acne
Different types of acne exist. Some of them are very mild while some of them may take months to heal and that too with the most stringent methods employed. Here are some descriptions of various types of acne.
Whiteheads or Closed Comedos - Whiteheads appear white, true to their name. They are tiny white lumps present on the skin. This is the mildest form of acne, formed when the follicle is not able to push up through the surface of the skin. Hence, it appears as a white comedo within.
Blackheads or Open Comedos - Blackheads are black in color because they have an excess activity of melanin, the pigment that colors skin. Most people think that blackheads trap dirt particles and hence appear black, but that is not so. Blackheads are much larger than whiteheads. They are clogged follicles that have been able to come out of the surface of the skin.
Papules - Papules are the mildest forms of acne that are inflammatory. They are shown as pink tender lumps on the skin. Most papules are soft to touch.
Rosacea - Rosacea acne affects millions of people, most of whom are over the age of 30. It appears as a red rash which is normally confined to the cheeks, nose, forehead and chin.
Pustules - Pustules are another inflammatory type of acne. Most pustules will appear with a red-colored base and a white area in the center which is because of entrapped pus. If the sebum of the skin has hyperactive fatty acids present in it, the likelihood of pustules increases.
Nodules - Nodules counts among the most distressing form of acne. They are inflammatory. They happen when the follicles are not able to come out of the skin and erupt within. Because of this, the immune system of the body releases white blood corpuscles that try to fight the follicles and then die out as pus. The pus remains trapped within the skin forming the nodules. Nodules are not easily treatable.
Acne conglobata - Acne conglobata counts among some of the rarest types of acne. This does not occur on the face, but on other areas such as back, chest and buttocks. The main cause is a bacterial infection.
By Buddy Shearer
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