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Skin Advice: Acne and Drooling During Sleep and Adult Acne


1. Can drooling during sleep cause acne? - Simple answer, yes, it can. Your saliva contains bacteria, and when that bacteria gets onto your skin it can stimulate congestion in your pores. An easy way to prevent this is to use an effective silicone barrier when you sleep, such as Clearing Mattifier by Dermalogica. This product will form a barrier between your skin and any nighttime bacterial invaders. Do not use Vaseline as a barrier! The petroleum jelly will significantly clog your pores, and you will wake up with blackheads.

2. What causes skin acne in adults? - There are four factors that contribute to all acne, teenage and adult. These factors are: hormonal imbalance, retention hyperkeratosis (build up of dead skin cells), inflammation, and Propriani Acnes bacteria. As you age your skin cell turn over cycle slows down, resulting in an excess of dead skin that must be removed in order for the natural sebum to work it's way to the surface of the skin and do it's job- maintain a healthy balance to keep bacterial invaders out of the body. Also as you age your hormone levels can change, and when they do, you can get acne when skin was clear before. It is important to seek the consultation of a professional at the onset of adult acne to control symptoms and minimize scarring.

3. How can I get rid of my acne? - First and foremost, consult a professional. Your professional should completely understand the influencing factors of acne and should be prepared to completely customize a treatment program for you. You need to assume a thorough home care regiment: cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize, protect as well as seek treatment to minimize inflammation, clear blocked pores, and "super exfoliate" the skin. Do not use drying agents such as alcohol or soap. This can make the problem worse! Also, do not pick or attempt to treat your cysts or blackheads on your own. This can cause a huge scar, and that will be much more difficult to treat in the long run. Also, the lay person cannot distinguish between common acne and a Staph infection. If you have a Staph infection, and you spread it, you could spread the localized infection into your entire system. You must seek professional treatment immediately for an inflamed cyst.

4. How can you get rid of acne marks? -  There are many different ways to get rid of the marks left behind by acne lesions. Chemical peels or microdermabrasion, done in series, are both highly effective way to reduce the hyperpigmentation associated with acne scarring. In addition there are medical treatments like IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) and Laser Resurfacing, that can be highly effective, but also come with a very high price tag. My best advice is to try a resurfacing series with a highly rated, highly competent professional to save yourself several thousand dollars and a whole lot of unnecessary pain and downtime. Today's chemical peels are cost effective, have little downtime, and have amazing results when performed properly.

5. My newborn baby girl has acne can I do anything to make that go away? - Baby acne is unfortunately very common, especially between the ages of three weeks to three months. There is great debate as to what causes this, but it is commonly accepted that baby acne is caused by the mother's hormones leaving the infant's system. The best cure for baby acne is breast milk applied directly to the red bumps. Do not scrub, or pick at the lesions. Babies turn over their skin very fast and more acne lesions are gone within 6-8 hours. Do not use any over-the-counter acne treatments or creams on your baby as their skin is so very thin that these will enter their bloodstream. By the way, if your baby had tiny bumps on his face at birth that disappeared within a few weeks, these are called milia and they're unrelated to acne. If the irritation looks more rashy or scaly than pimply or it appears elsewhere on his body, your baby may have another condition, such as cradle cap or eczema.


This article brought to you by Michelle Macomber, a San Diego based Aesthetician Par Excellence and the owner of the best facials in San Diego, Surface Esthetics.

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