CAUSES OF HAVING PIMPLE ON LIP
Abstract
Acne is a frequent skin disease in teenagers, excessive secretion (sebum) from the skin’s oil glands (sebaceous gland) and accumulated, dead skin cells are blocked the skin’s pores. Excessive sebum can split the cellular walls of pores, causing bacterial growth.
Keywords
Acne, sebaceous gland, cosmetics, pregnancy
Introduction
Acne is inflammation of the skin, due to blockage of skin’s pores. Excessive secretion (sebum) from the skin’s oil glands (sebaceous gland) and accumulated, dead skin cells are blocked the skin’s pores. Excessive sebum can split the cellular walls of pores, causing bacterial growth. Acne is a frequent skin disease in teenagers, but can also occur before adolescence and in older person.1
Causes of pimples
Cosmetics
The chemical ingredients in cosmetics products can easily penetrate the skin of the lips and adversely affects the skin surrounding the lips to causes pimples on lip.2
Allergic reaction
An ingredient in cosmetics products can cause an allergic reaction and give rise to pimples on lip.3
Oral herpes
HSV-1infection is on or near the mouth, is called oral herpes. It is causes sores on the mouth or lips called fever blisters or cold sores. 4
Medications
Acne can sometimes occur as adverse reaction to a specific drug. This type of acne naturally clears up as soon as the medicine is withdraw.5
Pregnancy
At the time of pregnancy rise in the levels of hormones in the body of pregnant women initiate the growth of acne. This type of acne clears up soon after the birth of the child.6
Endocrine disorders
Acne is develop in some people due to the endocrine system disorders.7
Bacteria
Propionibacterium acnes are bacteria identified normally on the skin surface, as well as in pimples.8
Conclusion
Acne is inflammation of the skin, due to blockage of skin’s pores.
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