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Let’s talk about Acne

Facial acne

Just a trivia, acne has two classifications, namely – noninflammatory and inflammatory.  Noninflammatory acne lesions are commonly called pimples, whitehead and blackheads while inflammatory acne lesions are called comedones, erythematous pustules and cysts.  The inflammation is usually caused by irritation from fatty acid component of sebum and from the bacteria, Propionibacterium acnes.  There are [...]