Contents:
- Medical Video: What Your Acne Says about Your Health
- What is stone acne?
- Can you squeeze or issue by hand?
- How long does a pimple perch on the face?
- How do you avoid it?
Medical Video: What Your Acne Says about Your Health
As you know, stone pimples are the most annoying type of acne for some people. Yes, even though it's small, but unfortunately this zit is quite difficult to get rid of just by using acne medicine. Even if you forcibly remove the contents of a pimple, it can cause side effects such as 'pockmarked' on the surface of the facial skin.
What is stone acne?
Acne stones are a type of acne that causes the face to become reddish with a soft lump filled with pus. These pimples will generally cause pain, itching and pain when you experience them. The occurrence of this type of acne, usually caused by oil and dead skin cells in fine hair on the face has an infection or rupture.
Unfortunately, these pimples do not only arise in the area around the face, but can also spread on the chest, back, upper arms and shoulders. Acne stones also usually occur in adolescence or around the age of 20 years. Usually, people who are younger or older can also experience cystic acne.
Can you squeeze or issue by hand?
Everyone also knows, if it feels like squeezing a pimple it hurts. No exception with stone pimples. Dr. Amy Weschler, a dermatologist in the United States, does not recommend anyone to squeeze and forcibly remove pimples. Thank God if the contents of zits can come out, if not? Open wounds on the face plus the contents of pimples that have not come out can cause new problems, namely infection. Facial skin is also guaranteed to have a red scar that ends blackish, and the most severe is pockmarked or the occurrence of uneven concave skin conditions.
Dr. Wechsler suggests, if you want to get rid of pimples properly, consult a doctor immediately. In addition to being safer, doctors can perform healing actions faster than just squeezing and removing pimples. For temporary treatment, you can compress acne with an ice bag to help ease the pain and swelling of inflamed zits.
How long does a pimple perch on the face?
Of the many types of pimples on the face, stone pimples have a long lasting time on the face. Generally it can last for weeks or even months.
Then, according to Wechsler, this type of acne scars can trigger the skin to produce new pigment cells. That is, your acne scars will experience darker colors and longer loss.
It is recommended to wear sunscreen every day to help protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Or you can try produFor vitamins or creams with vitamin C levels that can help overcome discoloration due to acne scars.
How do you avoid it?
Cleanliness and consumption of daily food is one of the effective prevention measures to avoid various types of acne. But, usually pimples will appear if your face skin is often exposed to germs and bacteria, such as from the hands, foundation, or even a bath towel.
Dr. Weschsler said, if the type of zit acne can be avoided by regular facial exfoliation with products containing glycolic acid, salicylic acid and scrubs. Don't forget to hydrate the skin, using moisturizers every day.
