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Does Facial Sebum Excretion Really Affect The Development Of Acne
By A J Jackson


Summary of traverse:

It is generally accepted that the severity of is correlated with facial sebum serum. However, previous studies on the relation between seborrhoea and the development of did not consider topographical differences in facial sebum liquid and used relatively vague severity grading systems. OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the relation between topographical variations in facial sebum secretion and the severity of in women.

The researchers methods: Forty - six damsel controls and 46 women with were included in this study. The Sebumeter was used to measure facial sebum secretion in the following facial areas: forehead, nose, chin, and right and left cheek. The researchers counted noninflammatory comedones and inflammatory lesions in the same areas. The

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researchers compared sebum secretion between patients with and controls, and analysed the relation between the quantity of sebum secreted and the number of lesions.

The outcome of this Research: Sebum secretions in the whole face and in the T - and U - zones ( areas of high and low sebum secretion, respectively ) were supplementary in patients with than in controls. There was no interrelation between sebum quantity and lesion take in in most facial regions.

The Report's Conclusions: Extended levels of facial sebum secretion were observed in patients with Acne. The researchers' findings indicate that increased sebum levels do not directly cause development of lesions.

Report Title: Does facial sebum excretion really affect the development of Acne?
Researcher ( s ): Youn SW, Park ES, Lee DH, Huh CH, Park KC
From Journal: Br J Dermatol, 153 ( 5 ): 919 - 24 2005

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Adam Jackson is a medical writer / researcher specialising in effective, natural solutions to common health problems. He is a qualified Complementary medical practitioner and a obsolete columnist for the Nursing Times & Editor of http://www.internethealthlibrary.com . He has written seven books which have been published around the world & translated into 27 languages. He has a special interest in skin care.

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