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Acne Basics: What is Acne?

Understanding acne basics is very important before choosing the best treatment for your acne.

Acne is the commonest skin disease. Acne is actually a disease of the hair unit of the skin involving the oil producing sebaceous glands, situated beside the hair and which discharge their secretions into the hair canal.

Androgen hormones act on the sebaceous glands at puberty and increase their size and sebum ( oil) production. The normal function of sebum is to keep the skin smooth and supple by providing an oily environment. Increased sebum secretion and the action of certain bacteria inside the hair canal are the root causes for the formation of acne. These products are mainly responsible for the changes seen in acne.

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