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What are blackheads?
Blackheads are a type of comedo. Comedones occur when the pores in the skin become plugged with dead skin cells and an oily, protective substance known as sebum.
The top of the blackhead, which is visible on the surface of the skin, has a dark color. Normally, hair grows from hair follicles in the pores, and the sebum-producing sebaceous glands lie underneath.
When these pores are plugged, the dead skin cells in the open pore react with oxygen in the air and turn black, forming a blackhead.This is often confused with trapped dirt, but the development of blackheads is not related to the cleanliness of the skin.Other acne lesions are usually closed, but in blackheads, the skin around the clogged pore opens, air gets in causing the collected sebum oil or dead skin cells to oxidize and turn black or sometimes yellowish. Blackheads appear most frequently on the face, back, neck, chest, arms, and shoulders. There are more hair follicles in these areas. If you want to get rid of it, visit Adityan Skin Care Clinic, Best Skin Clinic In Sivakasi.
Causes
Some factors can increase the chance of developing blackheads.
* Age and hormonal changes are an important factor. Like other symptoms of acne, blackheads are most common during puberty, when the change in hormone levels triggers a spike in sebum production. However, they can appear at any age.
* Androgen, the male sex hormone, triggers greater secretion of sebum and a higher turnover of skin cells around puberty. Both boys and girls experience higher levels of androgens during adolescence.
* After puberty, hormonal changes related to menstruation, pregnancy, and the use of birth control pills can also bring on blackheads in women.
Overproduction of skin cells by the body can cause blackheads.
Other factors include:
* The blocking or covering pores by cosmetics and clothing
* Heavy sweating
* Saving and other activities that open the hair follicles
* High humidity and grease in the immediate environment
* Some health conditions, such as stress, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
* Medications that encourage rapid skin cell turnover
* Use of some steroid-based drugs, such as corticosteroids
* Contrary to popular belief, poor hygiene does not directly cause blackheads. Excessive scrubbing in an attempt to remove them can make them worse.
Symptoms
* The main symptom is the small, dark lesion that gives blackheads their name.
* Blackheads are a symptom of acne, but, being caused by open pores, they differ in some ways from other acne lesions.
* Blackheads are non-inflammatory. This means they are not infected, and they will not cause pain and discomfort in the same way as pimples and pustules.
* Blackheads have a raised texture, but they are flatter than pimples.
* The change in appearance caused by blackheads can lead to embarrassment and social or psychological difficulties in some patients.
Sebaceous Filaments
Sebaceous filaments look like blackheads, but they are different. They can appear on the nose. They tend to be smaller, appear in groups, and feel flat to the touch. Sebaceous filaments are glands that channel the flow of sebum through the pores. Unlike blackheads, they are not a form of acne.
Diagnosis
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