Acne- Why It Forms During Pregnancy?

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Many women get acne during pregnancy. Along with other tensions during pregnancy acne adds to them. What causes acne during pregnancy in an adult woman? Let us find out.

Why acne forms-

Acne forms near the opening of the sebaceous glands that have hair follicle in them. The cells that form the wall of the gland exfoliate from the pore opening. In normal circumstances the pore remains open. Sometimes, these cells become dysfunctional and instead of exfoliating normally, block the pore opening. This block stops the sebum going out on the skin.

Excess sebum -

Along with the block, because of changes in the body excess sebum is produced by the sebaceous glands. As the opening is blocked this sebum gets filled in the sebaceous follicle and forms acne.

A bacterium called Proprionobacterium acnes (P. acnes) thrive in the atmosphere that is full of sebum and no air. This bacterium infects the gland. At this stage when the bacteria are flourishing and causing inflammation, the gland is producing more sebum and the pore is blocked, the gland becomes very infective and full of dead cells, bacteria, pus and dead skin. This is what we call as a pimple. When a pimple gets much bigger, it is called a cyst.

During pregnancy, the hormones in the body undergo changes. That may cause acne during the early pregnancy. In later period acne often clears. The changes in hormones cause excess sebum and also blockage of the pore opening. it is all because of hormones that go rapid changes during pregnancy.

Most of the acne medications cannot be used during pregnancy. Since you have to use every medication very carefully during pregnancy, let us find out about what cannot be used. Vitamin A derivatives, Tetracyclin Antibiotics, Hormones and Salicylic acid preparations should be avoided. Any other medicine even if it is OTC should be used after consulting doctor.

This article is only for informative purposes. This article is not intended to be a medical advise and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor for your medical concerns. Please follow any tip given in this article only after consulting your doctor. The author is not liable for any outcome or damage resulting from information obtained from this article.

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