Tagged ‘Acne’
Acne In Menopausal Women
After the menopause, sebaceous gland function decreases but some women experience a sudden breakout of acne at this time. There are three possible reasons for this. As the skin becomes noticeably drier, many women succumb to the pressures of the cosmetic industry to purchase often expensive moisturisers and in some cases over-use of these oily creams causes 'acne cosmetica'. This is partly due ... More »
Your Skin And Rosacea
Some 'acne' around the middle years of life is not acne at all but an acne-like condition called rosacea. Rosacea is common in both sexes in the late forties and fifties and also involves inflammation of sebaceous glands, but there are none of the blackheads or whiteheads which are so characteristic of true acne. It may start with episodes of flushing of the face in the 'butterfly area' of the ... More »
