Acne: What to do if there is familiarity? How to activate preventive surveillance

Acne affects most teenagers, creating psychological discomforts. If there is familiarity, it can present yourself in more severe form, but at the same time you can (and must) activate a preventive alert. Pucci Romano, dermatologist and scientific popularizer, explains what it consists and how it takes care of.

Acne is very frequent among young people and manifests itself through the development of rashes, commonly called pimples. According to the data of theHigher Institute of Health, It affects 80% of teenagerswith aesthetic consequences, even in the long term, and psychological distress. If one of the parents, or both have acne, increase the probability for a child to have it. Not only that, there are more possibilities that arise in a more serious form. Fortunately, however, if he is hereditary, there are preventive actions to be implemented. Explains it Pucci Romanodermatologist and professor of dermatological techniques applied to cosmetology at theCatholic University of the Sacred Heart and president Skineco.

Acne: a multifactorial disease

We know that Acne is multifactorial, therefore familiarity is one of the factors, Not the only one, which however increases its predisposition. «Familiarity is certainly to be considered, especially for an active preventive approach – underlines Romano -. In parents with acne the child is more predisposed. Its onset will occur in the public period. There is a neonatal acne due to the expulsion of maternal hormones, which can occur especially if the child is breastfed. After this period the sebaceous glands break. In fact, during childhood they do not work, they will resume their business only in pubertythanks to the receptors of sex hormones ».

The strategies to be adopted

The family predisposition is important for making a prediction. « Who has Both parents who have suffered from severe acne, has a probability that insories acne, even in serious form, over 50% – continues Pucci Romano -. A single parent with acne can however transmit the predisposition ». In these cases it is good that the parents alert and take the necessary precautions, accompanying the young patient by the dermatologist from the first signs. Genes influence different aspects of acne. First of all, the activity of the sebaceous glands that suffer a real anatomical alteration, since they enlarge. «Then increases the sensitivity to androgenic hormones, which has the consequence of thealteration of quality and quantity of sebum. All this leads to a difficulty in drainage: the pore, connected outside with an expulsive hole, can be clogged and stopped. Genetics also favors hyper-chearatinizationthat is, the cells do not reciprocate correctly, but remain « trapped » in the follicle, preparing for comedoni- explains the expert-. On familiarity, then, other non -genetic factors are triggeredsuch as hormonal changes, stress, wrong cosmetics, polluzion. We can therefore say that Inheritance is a risk factor but not the cause of acne».

How to intervene promptly

The early medical intervention helps to avoid the aggravation or evolution towards a more serious form. « You cannot prevent but check. A severe acne is often preceded by the appearance of comedoni in the ears. In these cases it is good to start an adequate skin care and a deep but not aggressive cleaning. Ecodermocosmetics must be used onlyor products that have passed ecology and dermocompatibility tests. The petrochemical contained in most of the products on the market is the enemy of acne, since it acts as a trigger, stimulating the sebaceous gland.

«In females the hormonal framework and the possible multi -final ovary will be controlledwhich is a healthy condition, but can still favor acne. In these cases, supplements such as folic acid and inositol can be used. Also the polycystic ovarywhich is instead a pathological condition, predisposes to acne. In both sexes, then, familiarity will occur to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. So much the polycystic ovary that metabolic diseases favor seborrhea. In males A trigger is often a passive physical activity: They are anabolic to increase muscle mass through the increase in androgens with consequent increase in sebum share. It is not a mathematical equation, but in those who are prepared these factors they fuses to familiarity, « he concludes.