Acne Articles
101: Acne’s Top 10 FAQ’s
1.) Can you get (catch) acne from other people?
Answer: While certain types of acne do contain a bacterium, it is located in the hair follicles under your skin and can not be transmitted through contact. So no, touching or kissing someone with acne will not cause you to develop acne.
2.) If both my parents had acne does that mean I will develop acne?
Answer: Studies show that heredity does play an important role in determining who develops acne. So children of par...
102: What Is Acne – A Brief Users Guide For Parents, Teens And The Rest Of Us.
Acne is a disease in which the hair follicles on your skin become clogged and infected. This results in one of the three types of acne lesions to form.
The production of excess sebum is the culprit. It causes the follicles to become blocked. The medical community is still uncertain as to what triggers this excess production. Sebum is produced by the sebaceous oil gland and everybody needs a small amount to achieve healthy skin. Sebum helps protects the skin from harmful ba...
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