Me and my acne
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What Causes Acne?
acne is a chronic disorder of the pylosubaceous unit that's the official definition. It tends to present clinically as comedones which are like blackheads, whiteheads and also as papules, postules and cis. We're basically with the hormones of puberty you get increased sebum production so there can be an increase in keratin produced by hair follicles. These together plug the keratin so it's not opening nicely onto the surface of the skin and then because of that plug it creates an environment for bacteria called cutibacterium to proliferate.
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