- This skin condition occurs when your glands produce natural oil called sebum more than it normally should.
- This is caused by a male hormone testosterone; as a result your dead skin is not shed properly and blocks the hair follicles causing acne.
- A bacterium called propionibacterium acnes grows in the blocked follicles causing inflammation of the skin.
- Over 80% of ages 12-30 years suffer from acne and over 90% of teenagers of ages 14-19 years old.
- There is no cure, in time one hopes it will clear itself up.
- For more detailed information: https://pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/case-based-learning-acne-vulgaris
Acne is also caused by:
- Puberty
- Hormonal changes i.e polycystic ovary syndrome, Pregnancy and immediately after delivery, Birth (in the case of newborn acne), Perimenopause and menopause, PMS acne (just before a female period).
- Family history of acne in family
- Heavy sweating
- Heat and friction
- Smoking
- Cosmetics
- Stress
- Medication
Acne is not infectious
Acne is not caused by:
- Poor diet : Foods like chocolate, potato chips, pizza, or fried foods
- Poor hygiene : Not washing your face enough, or being “dirty”
- Touching your face
- Masturbation, having sex, or not having sex
Why let a GP receptionist decide on whether you should go to Pharmacy, or see a Medical Doctor?
- They are not medically trained
- Let them get on with the job they are supposed to do.
Let Medtick help to do that (it is developed by trained experts).
Advanced medical services related to the ‘minor ailment’ condition
If you wish to go to the Infection Service or Aftercare Service please select one of the tabs below:
Infection Service
- This section is regarding if one has an infection or not
- Check an infection by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify infections
- An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
- This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time
- Presented as a report in a percentage format
Aftercare Service
- The Aftercare Service is an optional service where one can answer questions related to their symptoms, which could be a more serious underlying condition (not an infection or any physical injury).
- For example if one had pain in their wrist, it may not be a simple sprain but a form of arthritis.
- This site does not include body, skin or nail Infection conditions and/or diseases, please see ‘The Infection Service’ section for those conditions.
- Check “Refer to Dr symptoms” by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify diseases
- An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
- This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time
- Presented as a report in a percentage format
Rash Aftercare Service
- The ‘Rash Aftercare Service’ is an optional service where we try to identify a non-infection rash if one believes it is not a minor ailment rash.
- For example one may think they have eczema when it could be skin cancer.
- This site does not include body, skin or nail Infection conditions and/or diseases, please see ‘The Infection Service’ section for those conditions.
- Check a rash by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify rashes
- An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
- This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time.
- It is then presented as a report in a percentage format.
Nail Aftercare Service
- The ‘Nail Aftercare Service’ is an optional service where we try to identify underlying nail conditions and how it may be related to other medical conditions.
- For example one may think they have eczema when it is could be skin cancer.
- This site does not include body, skin or nail Infection conditions and/or diseases, please see ‘The Infection Service’ section for those conditions.
- Check one’s nail by answering ‘yes or no approach’ to identify conditions
- An additional information tool available to explain further medical conditions, symptoms and feelings
- This tool has a ‘save’ function and can be retrieved at a later time
- It is then presented as a report
Infection Service
Aftercare Service
Rash Aftercare Service
Nail Aftercare Service
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Aftercare Services Report - 5 Credits Rash Aftercare Services Report - 3 Credits Nail Aftercare Services Report - 2 Credits