Acne occurs repeatedly in many people. Today, adult acne is quite a critical skin concern. Even after taking medicines, applying ointments, and doing treatments, the acne doesn’t fade. However, with our advanced treatment in Banashankari, your skin can get rid of acne and look clear. 

Our doctor at CNF checks your acne condition and identifies its type and causes to suggest the right treatment. Be it mild, stubborn, or severe acne, we can customize a treatment plan that delivers the desired results.

Causes of Acne

Here are the key causes of acne:

• Hormonal Imbalances: The Role of Androgens and Estrogens

Hormonal changes may cause severe acne on your face and body. The hormone androgens increase during puberty and enlarge sebaceous hands that produce more sebum. Mid-life hormonal changes, mostly in females, may cause breakouts.

 The changes in estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone during pregnancy, menstruation, and menopause may cause pimples and zits. When hormones increase in your body, it produces excess sebum that causes acne.

• Genetic Factors: Acne is Hereditary

Acne is hereditary even though specific genes dont cause acne. Genetics affects the ways your immune system reacts to P.acnes bacteria, the key cause of acne. Genes also affect how the pores on your skin clog. You may have a genetic tendency to produce and shed excess dead skin cells that clog pores and cause breakouts. 

• Diet and Lifestyle: How What You Eat Affects Your Skin

Poor diet may cause acne in people of all ages. Some foods may trigger inflammation and acne outbreaks across your body. Plus, an unhealthy diet may affect hormones that worsen acne. Sugary foods and milk may increase insulin levels and change other hormones, which cause acne. 

• Environmental Factors: Pollution and Humidity’s Contribution

Living in a polluted and humid environment may cause acne. The dust particles in an environment initiate a chain reaction that increases oil production, accumulates dead cells, and causes blackheads. The dryness in a humid environment triggers your skin to secrete excess oil, which mixes with dead cells and causes acne. Heavy stress may also develop acne on your skin. The stress-related hormones promote the oil glands, which increases breakouts. 

• Skincare Products: Comedogenic Ingredients to Avoid

Applying certain skincare products may cause acne. Some ingredients in your sunscreen, toner, and moisturizer may clog pores and cause breakouts. Wax, lanolin, and eral oil are comedogenic and clog pores. Check if the products are non-comedogenic before buying and using them. Avoid using oil-based and thick products as they tend to cause acne.

Types of Acne

Here are the different types of acne you may have on your skin:

• Non-inflammatory Acne

Non-inflammatory acne are whiteheads and blackheads, which usually don’t lead to swelling. 

• Whiteheads

Whiteheads develop when dead cells and sebum clog pores. The top of the pores look closed and like mini bumps protruding from your skin.

• Blackheads

Blackheads develop when dead cells and sebum clog pores. The clogged pores’ tops are open with a visible black color on the surface even if their rest portion gets clogged. 

• Inflammatory Acne

Inflammatory acne is swollen and red pimples, which can be in the form of papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts. Like dead skin cells and sebum, bacteria clog pores and cause infections deep inside your skin surface and stubborn acne spots. 

• Papules

Papules develop on your skin when critical inflammation breaks down the walls that surround pores. The outcome is clogged and hard pores that are tender when touched. The surrounding skin of the pores tends to look pink. 

• Pustules 

Pustules occur when the walls surrounding the pores break. Such bumps on the skin look red, contain pus, and usually have white/yellow heads on the top.

• Nodules

Nodules are formed deep inside your skin when swollen and clogged pores get irritated and bigger in size. 

• Cysts

Cysts are big lesions filled with pus that can ache. They are a severe type of acne that leaves scars on your skin.