Healthy Life Journal

Acne more likely to occur in the teen years. The reason, a hormone produced in greater adolescence.

“Acne that appears on my face is sometimes uncertain. But acne is more frequent when more would come months. One by one spot appeared on her forehead. If it so, really disturbing,” said one student, Yan-Yan Andriyani , 19.

In his teens, the production of new hormones stimulate the glands in the face. It often makes the excess supply of oil that flows through and clog poripori. Thus causing the walls of the veins began to swell, and trigger acne.

This was justified Amaranila Dr. Lalita Drijono, SpKK. He said, more acne appears on the skin of young children because of their hormones. Especially in a lot of teenage activities.

“But, it all depends on their facial skin types. If they have a good immune, they are not necessarily prone to acne,” he explained.

During puberty, continued Lalita, the oil glands in the skin become more active and produce excess oil.

During the process of maturity in the individual, the oil glands become very active due to the activity and hormonal changes. Failure of the pilosebaceous follicles driven by hormonal changes during adolescence, especially androgens, would cause acne.

“Age is the age that teens most vulnerable to acne and half of the patients who consult to my age and usually female adolescents,” said faculty Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Dr. Nurul Alam Jacoeb Tjut SpKK (K).

In the age of puberty, hormonal changes that occur will be three times multiplied in increased sweat gland activity and sebum or oil production. Usually when acne appears accompanied by a sense of curiosity to memencetnya. In fact, it could provoke the appearance of pus in the pimples.

“Acne is often dipencetpencet that will cause acne scars on the wound. So if there is acne, do the treatment immediately,” said Lalita.

For healing, can be done through simple things. Tjut Nurul said, until now the most powerful healing ways of using the cream with vitamin A.