Only young people have “pimples”? In the modern life scene, many people find that they also have this “youth trouble” when they are over 30 years old. Yan Yuhong, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the state of the skin reflects the physical condition, and there are different ways to deal with “acne”, “adult acne”, and even acne that grows in different regions.
What’s the difference between “pimples” and “adult acne”?
Acne, often referred to as “pimples,” is actually a manifestation of inflammation of the skin’s hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Yan Yuhong said that in the view of traditional Chinese medicine, “damp heat” is one of the important causes of acne. The evil qi accumulated in the body cannot be excreted through normal channels, and will be discharged through the “sewage outlet” of the skin, forming acne.
Adolescents are indeed the main source of acne. Many children start to develop acne as soon as they enter puberty, mainly because the sebaceous glands and hair follicles secrete a lot of oil during adolescence, which easily clogs pores and causes inflammation, which becomes acne; and if you are over 30 years old, you are always troubled by “adult acne”. It is often related to excessive stress, lack of sleep, poor spleen and stomach, and lack of muscle surface penetration.
Adults “fight acne”, “recipe” is different!
More and more people are finding that they are still suffering from acne after puberty. Yan Yuhong said that this is actually related to endocrine.
“Specifically, it is related to stress. When you have poor sleep and poor resistance, coupled with some hot and humid external environment, it is easy to get acne.” Yan Yuhong said that this kind of “adult acne” Mainly folliculitis, especially Pityrosporum folliculitis, is common in the mandible behind the ear, as well as on the front chest and back, and is usually a large nodule with a pus head. Specific treatment is required, including systemic conditioning with traditional Chinese medicine.
“The physical characteristics of adults with acne are not the same as those of young people.” Yan Yuhong said, “In general, acne in adolescence is mainly caused by heat in the lungs and stomach, and heat in the stomach and lungs. Acne in the elderly is mainly due to liver stagnation and spleen deficiency, and it will be accompanied by some emotional and sleep problems. Therefore, it should be adjusted according to two different syndromes.”
Acne in different parts reflects the different physical states?
Acne is usually most common on the face, but also appears on different parts such as the front chest and back. Can growing in different parts reflect the different health status of the body?
“There is a picture of the five internal organs in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, and we do have this phenomenon in clinical observation. You can make a rough judgment based on the literature, but the specifics need to be determined by the doctor in combination with the four diagnoses.
Diagnosis.” Yan Yuhong explained, for example, acne on the forehead is mostly caused by heart fire, which can be treated with Lianxin Ophiopogon japonicus; Drink hawthorn and tuckahoe tea for conditioning; acne around the lips and chin is often caused by kidney fire, and most of it is caused by staying up late to damage the kidney yin, kidney yin deficiency, and kidney fire on the face.
With the arrival of summer, the season of high acne is also coming. In summer, when the weather is hot, the secretion of sebaceous glands will be more vigorous. And in summer, people often prefer to eat cold or irritating food, and phlegm-dampness in the spleen and stomach is also one of the reasons for aggravating acne. Yan Yuhong said that fighting acne can start with the spleen and stomach. Especially the acne on the face has the most direct relationship with the spleen and stomach meridian.
Yan Yuhong reminded him to quit sugar during the “fighting acne” period. Too much sweets will make the sebaceous glands secrete vigorously, which will block the pores and cause inflammation and cause acne. In addition, don’t apply hormones or anti-inflammatory drugs for a long time, so as not to make the skin dependent, and even a serious “hormone face” will appear once it is stopped. (Reporter Lin Qingqing, Correspondent Zha Guanlin)
Source: Guangming.com