Blackheads, Whiteheads and Mild Inflammatory Acne
Blackheads are called blackheads because they are usually black in colour. Despite the name, it is not dirt that causes the dark colour, but the accumulation of the dark pigment called melanin, skin particles and excess skin debris.
'Blackhead' is one type of acne. The others are 'whitehead' and 'mild inflammatory acne' known as popules, postules nodules and cysts.
A 'Blackhead' is usually formed due to the over production of sebum (an oily substance).
Sebum is produced by the sebaceous glands in the pores of the skin.
If sebum hardens near the upper layers of the skin, it will clog the skin openings and form a plug.
Whitehead are formed in the same manner, the only difference is the plugs are much deeper in the skin.
Mild inflammatory acne is formed
when an infection under the plug starts due to the overproduction of white blood cells battling against the
Propionibacterium acnes or P. acnes.
The area then becomes red and inflamed.
There are two forms of mild inflammatory acne: Popules and Pustules.
The popules are red, inflamed acne.
The pustules are characterized by the collection of white matter in the center of the pus.
A simple set of treatments may prove useful as initial pre-treatment medication for blackheads,
whiteheads and mild inflammatory acnes.
These treatments are typically not prescribed by dermatologists and physicians
and are not yet proven medically.
Some of these are “homeopathic”
or those that can be bought over the counter,
or the safer alternative through using organic chemicals that are found in fruits and certain seeds.
Treatments such as these may be used individually or combined
like in the case of the salicylic acid which must always be combined with either alcohol or acetone
if you would not want to be bothered with the smell.
Benzoyl peroxide and plain soap and water are the most basic homeopathic treatments
which may be used without a doctor’s prescription.
In more severe cases
topical antibiotics, oral antibiotics, contraceptive antibiotics and acne surgery may be performed.
Prior to this, the health condition of the patient must be tested and approved by the physician.
Otherwise, the schedule for the treatment may be delayed and re-scheduled until the pre-existing skin condition subsides.
Under any condition, an acne-inflicted person must not try to force the whiteheads, blackheads or the forms of mild inflammatory acne to burst without the regulation of the doctor as this action may infect the skin and may worsen the state of the skin disorder. Popping out the pustule of the acne or the plugs in whiteheads and blackheads may leave the skin
open to bacterial attack that may lead to scarring.
Oral and topical medications must not be used without the supervision of a physician.
Principally, topical medications are aids in neutralizing the bacteria found in the skin and when combined with other chemical agents, may help deplete the overproduced sebum, making an allowance for acne spots to eventually heal.
Surgery may be in order for the most severe cases of whiteheads, blackheads and mild inflammatory acne.
This must be performed by an expert in the field.
This form of treatment is seldom sought by acne-inflicted persons with mild cases;
surgical procedures however may provide great improvements in the skin’s
appearance and may later save the patient for succeeding surgeries which may be caused by scarring.
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