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CARING FOR YOUR SKIN AND HAIR. We know how important it is to choose the best when it comes to skin and hair. At Perfect skin care, we are specialized in Dermatology, Laser and Cosmetology. We believe in enhancing your beauty rather than changing you. It is a one-stop solution for various skin and hair issues like acne, hair fall, aging, unwanted hair, etc. Be simple acne or severe and complex skin disease, we make sure to give you the best results.

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ACNE & SCARS

Acne is a common skin condition that happens when hair follicles under the skin become clogged. Sebum—oil that helps keep skin from drying out—and dead skin cells plug the pores, which leads to outbreaks of lesions, commonly called pimples or zits. Most often, the outbreaks occur on the face but can also appear on the back, chest, and shoulders. 

Acne Info

Acne is an inflammatory disorder of the skin, which has sebaceous (oil) glands that connects to the hair follicle, which contains a fine hair. In healthy skin, the sebaceous glands make sebum that empties onto the skin surface through the pore, which is an opening in the follicle. Keratinocytes, a type of skin cell, line the follicle.  Normally as the body sheds skin cells, the keratinocytes rise to the surface of the skin. When someone has acne, the hair, sebum, and keratinocytes stick together inside the pore. This prevents the keratinocytes from shedding and keeps the sebum from reaching the surface of the skin. The mixture of oil and cells allows bacteria that normally live on the skin to grow in the plugged follicles and cause inflammation—swelling, redness, heat, and pain. When the wall of the plugged follicle breaks down, it spills the bacteria, skin cells, and sebum into nearby skin, creating lesions or pimples.

Who Gets Acne?

People of all races and ages get acne, but it is most common in teens and young adults. When acne appears during the teenage years, it is more common in males. Acne can continue into adulthood, and when it does, it is more common in women.

Types of Acne

Acne causes several types of lesions, or pimples. Doctors refer to enlarged or plugged hair follicles as comedones. Types of acne include:

  • Whiteheads: Plugged hair follicles that stay beneath the skin and produce a white bump.
  • Blackheads: Plugged follicles that reach the surface of the skin and open up. They look black on the skin surface because the air discolors the sebum, not because they are dirty.
  • Papules: Inflamed lesions that usually appear as small, pink bumps on the skin and can be tender to the touch.
  • Pustules or pimples: Papules topped by white or yellow pus-filled lesions that may be red at the base.
  • Nodules: Large, painful solid lesions that are lodged deep within the skin.
  • Severe nodular acne (sometimes called cystic acne): Deep, painful, pus-filled lesions.

Causes of Acne

Doctors and researchers believe that one or more of the following can lead to the development of acne:

  • Excess or high production of oil in the pore.
  • Buildup of dead skin cells in the pore.
  • Growth of bacteria in the pore.

The following factors may increase your risk for developing acne:

  • An increase in androgens, which are male sex hormones, may lead to acne. These increase in both boys and girls normally during puberty and cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum. Hormonal changes related to pregnancy can also cause acne. 
  • Family history.Researchers believe that you may be more likely to get acne if your parents had acne.
  • Certain medications, such as medications that contain hormones, corticosteroids, and lithium, can cause acne.
  • People of all ages can get acne, but it is more common in teens.

 The following do not cause acne, but may make it worse.

  • Some studies show that eating certain foods may make acne worse. Researchers are continuing to study the role of diet as a cause of acne.
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  • Pressure from sports helmets, tight clothes, or backpacks.
  • Environmental irritants, such as pollution and high humidity.
  • Squeezing or picking at blemishes.
  • Scrubbing your skin too hard.

Treatment for Acne

The goal of treatment is to help heal existing lesions, stop new lesions from forming, and prevent scarring. Medications can help stop some of the causes of acne from developing, such as abnormal clumping of cells in the follicles, high sebum levels, bacteria, and inflammation. Doctor may recommend over-the-counter or prescription medications to take by mouth or apply to the skin.

Topical medications, which you apply to the skin, include:

  • Antibiotics, which are usually used with other topical medications. Benzoyl peroxide, which kills bacteria and may decrease the production of sebum.
  • Resorcinol, which can help break down blackheads and whiteheads.
  • Retinoids, which come from vitamin A and can help treat lesions and reduce inflammation. They can also help prevent the formation of acne and help with scarring.
  • Salicylic acid, which helps break down blackheads and whiteheads and also helps reduce the shedding of cells lining the hair follicles.
  • Sulfur, which helps break down blackheads and whiteheads.

Topical medicines come in many forms, including gels, lotions, creams, soaps, and pads. In some people, topical medicines may cause side effects such as skin irritation, burning, or redness.

For some people, the doctor may prescribe oral medications, such as:

  • Antibiotics, which help slow or stop the growth of bacteria and reduce inflammation. Doctors usually prescribe antibiotics with other topical therapies and usually for moderate to severe acne, such as severe nodular acne (also called cystic acne).
  • Retinoids, which work through the blood stream to help treat acne and open up the pore.  This allows other medications, such as antibiotics, to enter the follicles and treat the acne. Similar to topical retinoids, taking the medication by mouth can also help prevent the formation of acne and help with scarring
  • Hormone therapy, used primarily in women, which helps stop the effects of androgens on the sebaceous gland.
  • Corticosteroids, which help lower inflammation in severe acne, including severe nodular acne. Doctor may recommend injecting the medication directly into affected areas of your skin.

Some people who have severe acne that does not respond to topical or oral medications may need additional treatments, such as:

  • Laser and light therapies.
  • Procedure to remove the acne when other treatments are not helpful.
  • Superficial chemical peels that a doctor recommends and applies to the area.
  • Surgical procedures to help treat and repair scarring.
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Dr Saurabh Kapadia is one of the experienced and leading dermatologist in Gandhinagar city, Gujarat. Perfect skin care is equipped with worldclass USFDA approved laser technology for safe and result oriented treatments. All treatments are done under complete medical guidance. Dr Saurabh kapadia has many experience in treating acne and scars patients, he will evaluate your skin conditions and suggest you best treatments options to you.