Common Skin Conditions

Acne

Acne is caused by hormones, bacteria and heredity. Hormones rise during the teenage years to stimulate and enlarge the oil glands of the skin. The oil glands produce oil which empty onto the surface of the skin through pores. The oil mixes with cells from the lining of the pore and bacteria forming a plug in the pore that appears as a whitehead or blackhead (a blackhead is not dirt.

Bacteria grows in the mixture of the plug and the bacteria makes chemicals that stimulates a reaction that results in redness, swelling and pus formation, commonly called a pimple. Acne is not caused by the foods you eat. Acne can be worsened by stress and sometimes by things that are applied to the skin. Acne can be upsetting and disfiguring and can lead to serious and permanent scarring. The treatment of acne usually includes prescription washes, surface medications and sometimes pills. New effective treatments include photodynamic therapy, a laser like treatment available at your dermatologist. Other helpful acne procedures may be recommended by your dermatologist. The most satisfactory results from acne come from a customized treatment regimen by your dermatologist.

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• Laser Hair Removal |
• Hair Loss |
• Athlete's Foot


• Poison Ivy |
• Acne |
• Abnormal Moles |
• Shingles |
• Sun Protection |
• Liposuction


• Warts |
• Skin Cancers |
• Psoriasis |
• Itching |
• Botox®


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• Basal Cell Carcinoma |
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