What is nodular acne and how to identify nodular acne

Nodular acne is a type of acne that we often hear about in daily life, but most people are not clear about what nodular acne is. In fact, nodular acne is red or light red nodules that are above the skin surface or hidden under the skin due to the destruction of the sebum structure of the hair follicles.

1. What is nodular acne

Nodular acne is a disease in which a large amount of keratinized substances, sebum and pus cells accumulate in the sebum of the hair follicles on the basis of pustules, destroying the sebum structure of the hair follicles and forming red or light-colored nodules that are higher than the skin surface or under the skin. These nodules are hard and sometimes painful when pressed. If not treated in time, permanent scars can easily occur.

Two major symptoms of nodular acne

1. If nodular acne is not treated effectively, suppuration will occur in the skin follicles, leading to the growth of bacteria, which will cause the body's immune system to attack and aggravate the symptoms of acne.

2. Traditional treatments can be roughly divided into three categories.

Category I

To prevent the formation of acne, there are maintenance therapies that balance the internal organs and cleanse the skin, unclog the pores, and prevent infection.

Category II

Treatment of infected acne, anti-inflammatory and detoxification.

Category 3

Permanent acne pit treatment with microdermabrasion.

3. We should pay attention to our diet. First of all, we should eat less high-fat, high-sugar foods, less spicy foods, and irritating foods, and eat more fruits and drink more water.

Eat less spicy and irritating foods

People who often suffer from constipation can use 20 grams of mung beans and 50 grams of rice, cook them into porridge, add a small amount of rock sugar to mix, and take it twice a day.

4. Patients with nodular acne should insist on doing more vigorous exercise in the city to speed up blood circulation, promote the timely excretion of waste from the body, keep the pores of the skin unobstructed during constant sweating, and then clean them in time.

2. Causes of nodular acne

Such as unreasonable diet structure, mental stress, visceral dysfunction, poor living or working environment, lack of certain trace elements, genetic factors, constipation, etc.

But the main cause is the development and maturity of puberty, the increase of male hormone level in the body, which stimulates the sebum and epithelial cells of hair follicles to shed, aggregate into yellow-white substance and embolism in the hair, forming current acne.

3. Identification of nodular acne

The symptoms of nodular acne are that on the basis of pustules, a large amount of keratinized substances, sebum and pus cells accumulate in the hair follicles, which destroy the hair follicles and sebum structure and form red or light-colored nodules that are higher than the skin surface or under the skin. These nodules are hard and painful when pressed. If not treated in time, permanent scars can easily occur.

In addition, after the formation of nodules, there are pus, bacterial residues, mite corpses, sebaceous glands and keratinized substances in the sebum of the hair follicles, as well as infectious and inflammatory infiltration. It feels like a lump when touched, and pus, blood or bean curd-like substances will overflow when squeezed. These are all symptoms of nodular acne.