For some reasons and as you may have correctly observed, teenagers are more prone to acne infection than any other age group. However, this should not be alarming for you, for as we shall see, it is their hormonal changes that leads to this condition and that their condition, like the hormonal imbalance, is not always permanent. For one, you will agree with me that it is very difficult to counsel a teenager with acne. This is because they lack the knowledge on the causes of their condition and instead, listen to the myths being peddled about acne. For instance, a teenager may become withdrawn and unsocial when friends begin teasing them that they have acne and that they always look untidy. It is for this reason and many others that we need to understand what causes acne among teenagers. When looking at the cause of acne in a teenager, let us look at the structure of one pimple found on thier face. As such, one pimple can be termed as the disorder of three parts of the skin namely the hair follicle, the sebaceous gland and one hair string. The reason as to why the face and the back are most likely places for acne infections in a teenager is because they have the largest number of sebaceous glands and as we stated earlier on, sebaceous glands are meant to produce sebum. The reason why acne is more common among teens is because during the teenage years, enlargement occurs on the sebaceous glands. As a result, teenagers produce more sebum than any other age group due of their change in growth hormones known as androgens. Because of this, pimples appear on their faces. However, as they go past their twentieth birthday, sebum production decreases because of a decrease in the androgen hormones in their systems. This means that even if the teenagers are left alone, sooner or later the pimples will disappear in the same way as they came. However, as we have already noticed, not all pimples are caused in this manner. There are other factors that lead to acne and therefore, a doctor should be able to examine any infected person and give their verdict on the nature of acnes. Click To Read More »
