Youth has passed, acne is still there, acne recurrence, will not let people with acne all over their faces, produce a sense of pride of youth forever. Instead, acne not only affects the radiance of the face, but also breeds psychological problems, such as anxiety or depression. Young people, sometimes getting together, squeeze each other, supposedly, is an act of dividing the level of friendship. In this ritualistic event, the causes of acne are also discussed, and it is believed that the root cause of acne is greasy food leading to fire, lack of sleep, and improper use of cosmetics. These inferences have some truth, but they only involve non-pathological factors produced by acne, and professionals believe that pathological factors are the real bane, and they are mainly related to endocrine disorders. Let's do an in-depth analysis for you now.
Acne vulgaris, also known as acne, is an inflammatory disease of the hair follicle sebaceous glands, and in the past, the medical community believed that the occurrence of this disease was related to increased androgen levels, increased sebum secretion, excessive keratosis of hair follicles, and propionibacterium acnes infection. After years of research, the academic community has found that the causes of acne can be divided into 3 categories, the first category, non-pathological factors, mainly including strong oil secretion, lack of sleep, lack of dietary moderation. Category 2, bacterial infection, mainly sebaceous glands secrete a large amount of oil, and are infected by bacteria such as Propionibacterium acnes and sporangia, which make the hair follicle mouth smaller and the follicles hyperkeratosis, resulting in acne. Category 3 is endocrine factors.
The endocrine factors produced by acne can be subdivided into 4 types. The first is polycystic ovary syndrome, which is a syndrome of endocrine disorders and abnormal glucose metabolism that occurs in women, with a high incidence and a variety of clinical manifestations, which can run through a woman's life. In adolescence, the main manifestations are obesity, menstrual disorders, and hirsutism. During childbearing, the main manifestation is an increased risk of miscarriage, infertility, hypertension in pregnancy and gestational diabetes. In the middle and old age, the main manifestation is a significant increase in the risk of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, endometrial cancer and other diseases. It is worth noting that the proportion of adolescents who seek medical attention because of acne is diagnosed with POLYCYS, more than 30%. Therefore, women who develop acne, accompanied by obesity or menstrual disorders, should go to an endocrinologist for relevant examinations.
The production of acne, the main pathological process, is the decomposition of free fatty acids produced by microorganisms from sebum, irritating the sebaceous glands and their surrounding tissues, causing inflammation and destruction of tissue structures, this process, is the inflammatory response of cellular immunity and humoral immunity mediated by Propionibacterium acnes. For adolescent girls, repeated acne attacks may be related to endocrine disorders caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, so the use of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, depressive sebaceous glands and other treatments often do not solve the underlying problem, but need to lose weight, at the same time, the use of insulin sensitization drugs, in order to completely defeat acne in a targeted manner.
The second endocrine factor in the production of acne is insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, which is related to genetics and lifestyle habits, and people with a family history of diabetes are more likely to be recruited. Dietary habits are also important influencing factors, the intake of too much sugar and high-energy foods, can cause overweight or obesity, as well as insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, promote sebaceous gland secretion, cause chronic inflammation and acne. Such patients should strengthen the monitoring of blood glucose levels, at the same time, improve life behavior, limit the intake of high-energy foods, drink less, increase physical activity, lose weight, in order to correct metabolic abnormalities, improve health, prevent diabetes, and at the same time, reduce the recurrence of acne.
The third endocrine factor produced by acne is changes in androgen levels. Puberty is characterized by a significant increase in testosterone levels in the body, and boys also have elevated dihydrotestosterone levels, which is the main stimulating factor for sebaceous hyperplasia and increased sebum secretion, so it makes sense to call acne acne. For such patients, acne can be cured by taking drugs under the guidance of a doctor, inhibiting the activity of 5α-reductase, lowering dihydrotestosterone levels, and acne.
The fourth endocrine factor produced by acne is abnormal adrenal function, the main cause is adenoma of the adrenal glands, adenoma is not easy to be found, however, can lead to excessive secretion of corticosteroids and androgens by the adrenal glands, causing endocrine disorders and acne. In this case, it can be confirmed by CT examination, and after surgical treatment, the adenoma can be removed to cure acne. Finally, remind friends that the real root cause behind the repeated outbreaks of acne may be endocrine factors, therefore, it is necessary to seek medical treatment, carry out detailed examination, and do not blindly carry out cosmetic treatment before diagnosis, so as not to delay the disease.
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