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Body Acne
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Body acne is quite common for both teens and adults. In fact, about 50 percent of acne sufferers have lesions (pimples) on the chest and back.
Just like facial skin, the skin on your chest, back and shoulders is covered with hair follicles connected to sebaceous glands. Therefore, the same high rate of sebum production that contributes to facial acne can also clog pores in other areas of your body, causing pimples in the same way.
Body acne is most prevalent on the back, chest and shoulders, though it may affect the neck and buttocks as well.
External irritants can easily aggravate body acne. If you are experiencing outbreaks on your back or shoulder it could be something as simple as your backpack or purse strap that is aggravating your acne.
Tight fitting clothes can also chafe your skin and some fabrics are more troublesome than others. For instance, Lycra fabrics that fit close to the body can trap perspiration against the skin where it mixes with surface oils. The oils clog the pores and cause blemishes to surface.
Constant exposure to friction from clothing is one of the reasons that body acne is more difficult to treat than facial acne. Another reason derives from the fact that body acne is often in hard to reach areas of the body, making it difficult to apply acne medications. Spreadability of an acne product is very important in the treatment of body acne.
Back Acne
Back acne can be more severe than acne found in other areas of the body. The skin on your back is thicker than the skin on your face and laden with sebaceous glands that produce a lot of that pore clogging oil, sebum.
If your acne, wherever it may be on your body, is not responding to over-the-counter acne medicines, it is best to seek the help of a dermatologist early on. Together, you can reduce the risk of permanent scarring with an acne treatment appropriate for your condition.
