Acne
or any other skin disease is a representation of an internal
turbulance
and not just an external disease. Medically acne is a disorder
of skin resulting due to blocking of pores of skin called
pilosebaceous units ( pilo- means related to hair and sebaceous-
means related to sebum or oil). These pores contain hair
follicles and oil secreating glands which lubricate the hairs
and skin. When there is plugging of these pores, it leads
to accumulation of sebum and bacteria begins to grow . Inflammation
may set in in reponse to the bacterial growth.
Although acne is a disorder assosiated with teenagers but it can occur at any
age of life. Acne usually appear on face, neck, back and chest due to the abundance
of pilosebaceous units in these areas.
CAUSE
Hormones: studies have shown that increase in level
of the male hormone testosterone can cause acne. There
is an upsurge of testosterone in adolescence both in
males and females. Too much of testosterone cause excessive
secreatiom of sebum which leads to blockage of pores.
During pregnancy and menopause changes in hormones leads to an imbalance in the
levels of testosterone and can result in acne. Many women complain of increase
in acne with relation to menses.. Starting or stopping of oral contraceptives
may also lead to acne in some.
Stress: stress plays a major role in development of
various physical disorders.Emotional disturbance can
often lead to improper secreation of hormones.
Enviorment: Pollution , humidity and other enviormentlal
factors can contribute but may not be causative of acne.
SYMPTOMS
Acne are usually present mostly
on face, neck, chest and back due to abuncance of pilosebaceous
units in
these areas. Acne may be present in following forms:
Whiteheads: There is clogging of the skin pore with
trapping of sebum inside but it is not exposed to the
skin. These appear as small white dots on skin.
Blackheads: These are the exposed contents of the previously
clogged skin pore.It appears as black dots due to the
deposition of the skin pigment melanin.
Pimples: when inflammation sets up in the skin pore
, it leads to pimples.These are red and raised eruptions
and may contain pus.
In severe cases acne may lead to formation of cysts,
scarring or deep pittting on face.
PRECAUTIONS
HOMOEOPATHIC APPROACH
As mentioned earlier, any skin disease represents an
internal turbulance be it the improper secreations
of hormones or lowered immunity which attracts the
bacterias and virus to cause skin lesions. So the homeopathic
treatment aims to cure the internal turbulance and
the cause behind the apparent disease..More often than
not the external skin disease or any other visible
disease is accompanied by a diseased state of mind
e.g. lack of confidence, timidity, anxietis, fears,
depression etc. Mind and body are a part of one indivisible
unit. The way we behave, our temprament, emotional
disturbances in life etc have a bearing on the physical
being and leads to various ailments. A homeopathic
remedy is selected considering the emotional state
of the patient, the probable causative factors ( physical
or mental), general state of body and all the diseased
symptoms of the body. By rasing the immunity of the
body same medicine is capable of eradicating various
diseases present in the body at a time.
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