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I-acne yisimo esivamile sesikhumba esenzeka lapho ama-follicles ezinwele evalwa yi-oyili nezicubu zesikhumba efileyo. Lokhu kudala izinhlobo ezahlukene zeziqongo esikhumbeni sakho, kusuka ezinhlotsheni ezincane ezimnyama kuya ezindaweni ezinkulu, ezibomvu, ezivuvukile.
Cishe wonke umuntu ubhekene ne-acne ngesinye isikhathi ekuphileni kwakhe. Ivela kakhulu phakathi neminyaka yobusha ngenxa yokushintsha kwamahomoni, kodwa abantu abadala bangayithola futhi. Ngesikhathi i-acne ivame ukubonakala ebusweni bakho, ingathuthukiswa nasesifubeni, emuva, emagxalabeni, nakwezinye izindawo lapho unezinsimbi eziningi ze-oyili.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-acne iyakwelashwa kakhulu. Ngokusebenzisa indlela efanele kanye nokubekezela okuthile, ungaphatha izimpawu zakho futhi uvikele ukuqhuma okusha kokwakheka. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ebangela i-acne yakho yiyona nyathelo lokuqala lokuthola isikhumba esicacile.
Izimpawu ze-acne zingase zihluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu, kusuka eziqongweni ezincane ezingekho njalo kuya ekuqhumeni okuqhubekayo. Okubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi iyiphi uhlobo lwe-acne obhekene nalo ukuze ukwazi ukuyiphatha ngokuphumelelayo.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazibona zihlanganisa:
Ungase futhi ubone isikhumba sakho si-oyili, ikakhulukazi endaweni yakho ye-T ehlanganisa ibunzi lakho, khala, nengqondo. Abanye abantu baye baba nobuhlungu noma ubuhlungu lapho bechofoza izindawo ezithintekile. Ubunzima bungase buhluke, ngezinye izikhathi bube bubi ngesikhathi sezimo ezinzima noma ngezikhathi ezithile zenyanga.
I-acne iza ngezindlela ezahlukene, futhi ukuqonda uhlobo lwakho kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu. Odokotela bezikhumba ngokuvamile bahlukanisa i-acne njenge-inflammatory noma engapheli.
I-acne engapheli ihlanganisa izinhlotsheni ezimnyama nezinhlotsheni ezimhlophe. Lezi zibhekwa njengezindlela ezilula ngoba azinawo ubomvu noma ukuvuvukala. Izinhlotsheni ezimnyama zenziwa lapho ama-pores ehlala evulekile futhi into ebanjwe ixutshwe, ibe mnyama. Izinhlotsheni ezimhlophe zithuthukiswa lapho ama-pores evala ngokuphelele, edala amaqongo amancane amhlophe noma aluhlaza okwesikhumba.
I-acne evuvukayo ihlanganisa amaqongo abomvu, avuvukile angaba nobuhlungu noma ubuhlungu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ama-papules, ama-pustules, ama-nodules, nama-cysts. Ama-Papules angamaqongo amancane, abomvu angenayo i-pus. Ama-Pustules abukeka afana kodwa ane-pus emhlophe noma ephuzi. Ama-Nodules angamaqongo amakhulu, ajulile azizwa eqinile ngaphansi kwesikhumba. Ama-Cysts yilona hlobo olukhulu kunakho konke, ane-pus futhi angabangela ama-scars aphakade.
I-acne yamahomoni yiyinye indawo evame ukubonakala eceleni kwesigaxa, engqondweni, nasemahlombe angaphansi. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luqhuma ngesikhathi sezimo zenyanga futhi lungaqhubeka ubude, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane.
I-acne ithuthukiswa lapho izinto ezintathu eziyinhloko zihlangana kuma-follicles ezinwele zakho. Isikhumba sakho sivelisa i-oyili ngokwemvelo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi senza kakhulu, izicubu zesikhumba efileyo azisuli kahle, futhi ama-bacteria angase azale kuma-pores avaliwe.
Izinto eziningi zingase zifake isandla kulezi zimbangela eziyisisekelo:
Ngokuphambene nokuthandwa kakhulu, i-acne ayibangelwa ukudla i-chocolate noma ukudla okune-oyili, ukungabi nhlanzeko, noma ukuba uvilapha ngokunakekelwa kwesikhumba. Lezi zinganekwane ezingenza abantu bazizwe benecala ngokungadingekile ngesimo sesikhumba sabo.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimo zamahomoni eziyisisekelo njenge-polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) noma ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-insulin kungase kube nomthelela e-acne yabantu abadala eqhubekayo. Uma ubhekene ne-acne ephawulekayo, ebuhlungu ngesikhathi esifanayo nezinye izimpawu njengezikhathi ezingavamile noma ukukhula okukhulu kwezinwele, kufanele uxoxe nodokotela wakho.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela noma udokotela wekhumba lapho ukwelashwa okungekho ngaphansi kokulawulwa kungasizi ngemva kwamasonto angu-6-8 okusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo. Abantu abaningi bazama ukuphatha i-acne yabo bodwa kuqala, okuyinto efanele ngokuphelele ezimweni ezilula.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuthola usizo lochwepheshe uma ubona i-acne yakho iba mbi nakakhulu naphezu kokwelashwa, ibangela ukucindezeleka ngokomzwelo, noma ithonya imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ama-cysts amakhulu, abuhlungu noma ama-nodules njalo afuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngoba angabangela ama-scars aphakade ngaphandle kokwelashwa okufanele.
Kufanele futhi ubheke udokotela uma uthola i-acne ephawulekayo, ebuhlungu njengomuntu omdala, ikakhulukazi uma ihambisana nezinye izimpawu njengezikhathi ezingavamile, ukukhula okukhulu kwezinwele, noma ukuguquka okusheshayo kwesisindo. Lokhu kungase kubonise isimo samahomoni esiyisisekelo esidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
Ungalindi uma usuvele ubona izimpawu zama-scars noma amabala amnyama lapho ukuqhuma kwangaphambili kuphilisile. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungavimbela ukwakheka kwama-scars futhi kusize ukuphazamisa amamaki akhona ngokuphumelelayo.
Izinto eziningi zingase zikhulise amathuba akho okuthola i-acne, nakuba ukuba nalezi zinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho akusho ukuthi uzobhekana nokuqhuma. Ukuziqonda kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela lapho kungenzeka.
Izinto eziyinhloko ezingase zikhulise amathuba okuthola i-acne zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinto ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile ezingase zikhulise amathuba okuthola i-acne zihlanganisa ukuba ne-polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-insulin, noma ukungalingani kwamahomoni. Abantu abasebenza ne-oyili, amafutha, noma ezinye izinto zezimboni bangase futhi babe sengozini enkulu ngenxa yokubekwa emsebenzini.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukushintsha izinto ezifana ne-genetics yakho noma ubudala, ungalawula ezinye izinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba okuthola i-acne ngokunakekelwa kwesikhumba okufanele, ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka, nokuqeda izinto ezibangela.
I-acne eningi iphela ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga ezihlala njalo, kodwa ezinye izinhlanganisela zingase zenzeke, ikakhulukazi ngezindlela ezinzima noma lapho ukuqhuma kungaphathwa kahle. Ukuqaphela lokhu kusiza ukwazi ukuthi nini kufanele ucele ukwelashwa.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ongazibhekana nazo zihlanganisa:
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingase zihlanganise ukutheleleka kwezicubu ezijulile noma, ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, isimo esibizwa nge-acne fulminans, esihlobene ne-acne evuvukayo enkulu ngomkhuhlane nobuhlungu bejoyinti. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka kubafana abasebasha futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Uthonyo lwe-acne ngokomzwelo akufanele luphazanyiswe. Abantu abaningi baye baba nokukhathazeka, ukucindezeleka, noma ukuzisula emphakathini ngenxa yesimo sabo sesikhumba. Uma i-acne ithonya impilo yakho yengqondo noma ikhwalithi yempilo, lesi yisizathu esifanele sokuthola usizo lochwepheshe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abanye bacabanga kanjani ukuthi i-acne yakho "inzima" kangakanani.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela i-acne ngokuphelele, ikakhulukazi uma ukhuthele ngokufanele, ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuqhuma nokugcina isikhumba sakho siphilile ngokujwayelekile. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekutholeni imikhuba emihle yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba nokugwema izinto ezibangela.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenzayo ongazama:
Qaphela imikhiqizo eya ebusweni bakho njalo, kuhlanganise amafoni, ama-helmets, noma ama-headbands. Hlanza lezi zinto njalo ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwama-bacteria. Uma uzivocavoca njalo, shawa ngokushesha ngemva kokubila futhi gwema izingubo ezinamathele ezingase zivale umswakama esikhumbeni sakho.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuvimbela kuthatha isikhathi ukuze kubonise imiphumela. Ungalindeli ukushintsha ngokushesha, futhi ubekezele isikhumba sakho njengoba uqala imikhuba emisha. Ukuzinza kubaluleke kakhulu kunokuphelela emkhubeni wakho wokunakekelwa kwesikhumba.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-acne ngokuvamile kulula futhi kusekelwe ekuhlolweni kwamehlo kwesikhumba sakho. Abanakekeli bezempilo abaningi noma odokotela bezikhumba bangahlola i-acne ngokubuka nje izinhlobo nezindlela zokuqhuma okubhekene nako.
Ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakho, udokotela wakho uzohlola ubuso bakho, isifuba, emuva, namagxala ukuhlola ubunzima nohlobo lwe-acne. Bazobheka izinhlotsheni ezimnyama, izinhlotsheni ezimhlophe, ama-papules, ama-pustules, ama-nodules, nama-cysts. Bangase futhi babuze ngomlando womndeni wakho, umkhuba wakho wokunakekelwa kwesikhumba, nanoma yiziphi izinto ezibukeka zibangela ukuqhuma kwakho.
Kwabesifazane abadala abane-acne eqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi uma ivela ngokuzumayo noma ihambisana nezinye izimpawu, udokotela wakho angase ancoma ukuhlolwa okuengeziwe. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlolwa kwamaleveli ehomoni noma ukuhlolwa kwezimo ezifana ne-PCOS noma ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-insulin.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho ukuxilongwa kungacaci, udokotela wakho angase enze ukukhula kwama-bacteria ukuqeda ezinye izimo zesikhumba noma ukutheleleka. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akukho njalo ngoba i-acne inezici ezivelele ezenza kube lula ukuyibona.
Ukwelashwa kwe-acne kuyahluka kuye ngohlobo nobunzima bokuqhuma kwakho, kodwa izindaba ezinhle ukuthi kukhona izinketho ezisebenzayo kuwo wonke amazinga e-acne. Ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa indlela ehlangene yemiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Nge-acne elula, ukwelashwa okungekho ngaphansi kokulawulwa ngokuvamile kusebenza kahle:
Nge-acne ephakathi nendawo kuya ebuhlungu, ukwelashwa okubhalwe ngumdokotela kungase kudingeke. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ama-retinoids aphezulu njenge-tretinoin, ama-antibiotics aphezulu, noma imikhiqizo ehlangene. Imithi yomlomo ingase ihlanganise ama-antibiotics, ukwelashwa kwamahomoni njenge-birth control pills, noma ezimweni ezinzima, i-isotretinoin (Accutane).
Ukwelashwa kochwepheshe njenge-chemical peels, ukwelashwa kokukhanya, noma ukuthola ama-extractions kungase kuhambisane nomkhuba wakho wasekhaya. Ngama-cysts asebenzayo, odokotela bezikhumba bangase benze ukugcoba kwe-cortisone ukuze kunciphisa ukuvuvukala ngokushesha.
Ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-6-12 ukuze kubonise ukuthuthuka okukhulu, ngakho-ke ukubekezela kubalulekile. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngezinketho ezilula futhi alungise ngokusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho nokubekezelela kwakho.
Ukuphathwa ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni i-acne nokugwema ukuqhuma okusha. Okubalulekile ukwakha umkhuba oqhubekayo, omnene osekelayo inqubo yokwelapha yemvelo yesikhumba sakho ngaphandle kokubangela ukuvuvukala.
Qala ngomkhuba olula: hlanza kabili ngosuku ngesihlanzi esimnene, esingenalo i-fragrance, sebenzisa noma yikuphi ukwelashwa okubhaliwe noma okungekho ngaphansi kokulawulwa, bese uphela nge-moisturizer elula, engenakubangela ukuvala kwama-pores. Ngisho nesikhumba esine-oyili sidinga umswakama ukuze sihlale siphilile futhi siphulukiswe kahle.
Gwema amaphutha avamile angenza i-acne ibe mbi. Ungagezi ubuso bakho kakhulu noma ugeze ngamandla, njengoba lokhu kungase kukhulise ukukhiqizwa kwe-oyili nokuvuvukala. Melana nesifiso sokuqopha noma ukuthinta ama-pimples, okungabangela ama-scars nokubheka ama-bacteria kwezinye izindawo.
Cabanga ngezinto zokuphila ezisekela isikhumba esicacile. Thola ukulala okwanele, phatha ukucindezeleka ngokuzivocavoca noma amasu okuphumula, futhi ugcine ukudla okulungile. Nakuba ukudla kungabangeli i-acne ngokuqondile kubantu abaningi, abanye bathola ukuthi ukulinganisela i-dairy noma ukudla okunoshukela okuningi kusiza isikhumba sabo.
Ubekezele ngokwelashwa okusha futhi ubanike isikhathi sokusebenza. Kuyinto evamile ukuthi i-acne ibonakale imibi ekuqaleni njengoba ukwelashwa kuletha ukuqhuma okungaphansi komhlaba. Landelela intuthuko yakho ngezithombe uma kuwusizo, njengoba ukushintsha kwansuku zonke kungase kube nzima ukukubona.
Ukulungiselela ukuqokwa kwakho kwe-acne kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo kakhulu. Udokotela wakho udinga ulwazi oluthile ngomlando wesikhumba sakho nomkhuba wakho wamanje ukuze enze izincomo ezinhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, yenza uhlu lwemikhiqizo yonke yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba oyisebenzisayo njengamanje, kuhlanganise izisihlanzi, ama-moisturizers, i-makeup, nanoma yikuphi ukwelashwa okuye wazzama. Qaphela ukuthi yimiphi imikhiqizo ebonakala isize noma yenza izinto zibe zimbi. Futhi, landelela ukuthi ukuqhuma kwakho kuvela nini - ngesikhathi sezimo zenyanga, ngesikhathi sezimo ezinzima, noma ngemva kokusebenzisa imikhiqizo ethile.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngomlando womndeni wakho we-acne, noma iyiphi imithi oyithathayo, nezinto zakho zokuphila. Yiba eqotho ngemikhuba yakho yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba, kuhlanganise ukuthi ugeza ubuso bakho kangakanani, noma uqopha isikhumba sakho, noma uma ube ungaqiniseki ngokwelashwa.
Cabanga ukuletha izithombe zesikhumba sakho esibi kakhulu nasesihle kakhulu, uma unazo. Lokhu kusiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ubunzima besimo sakho. Ungagqoki i-makeup ekuqokweni kwakho ukuze udokotela wakho akwazi ukubona isikhumba sakho ngokucacile.
Bhala imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi ukwelashwa kungathatha isikhathi esingakanani, yiziphi izingozi okufanele uzilindele, noma nini kufanele ulandele. Unganqikazi ukubuza ngezinketho ezingabizi uma isabelomali siyinselele.
I-acne yisimo esivamile sesikhumba esithinta abantu bazo zonke izinsuku, futhi awuwedwa ekuhlangane nayo. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi i-acne iyakwelashwa kakhulu ngendlela efanele nokubekezela.
Impumelelo ngokwelashwa kwe-acne ivela ekuzinzeni, okulindelekile okungokoqobo, nokuthola ukuxuba okufanele kwemikhiqizo nemikhuba yokuphila yesikhumba sakho esiyingqayizivele. Okusebenza kumngani wakho kungase kungasebenzi kuwe, futhi lokho kuyinto evamile. Ngokuvamile kuthatha ukuzama nokulungisa ukuthola umkhuba wakho ofanele.
Ungavumeli i-acne ichaze ukubaluleka kwakho noma ikuvimbele ekuphileni kwakho ngokugcwele. Nakuba kungase kube nzima futhi kube nzima ngokomzwelo, khumbula ukuthi lesi simo sesikhashana futhi siyakwelashwa. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele nokuqondiswa kochwepheshe lapho kudingeka, ungathola isikhumba esicacile futhi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokubonakala kwakho.
Okubalulekile ukuba mnene nesikhumba sakho futhi ubekezele inqubo. Gwema ukwelashwa okunzima okuthembisa imiphumela ebusuku, futhi kunalokho ugcine ukwakha imikhuba enempilo esekela impilo yesikhathi eside yesikhumba sakho nokubonakala kwakho.
Cha, i-chocolate ngokwayo ayibangeli i-acne ngokuqondile. Lena enye yezinganekwane ezihlala njalo mayelana ne-acne. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bangase baphawule ukuqhuma ngemva kokudla ukudla okunoshukela okuningi, kuhlanganise i-chocolate, ngoba ushukela ungase uqalise ukuvuvukala kwabanye abantu. Okubalulekile ukunaka impendulo yesikhumba sakho kunokugwema ukudla ngokusekelwe ezinganekwaneni.
Yebo, ungagqoka i-makeup nge-acne, futhi kungase kusize ukukhulisa ukuzethemba kwakho ngesikhathi uphehla isikhumba sakho. Into ebalulekile ukukhetha imikhiqizo engenakubangela ukuvala kwama-pores. Bheka i-makeup ebhaliwe "engenayo i-oyili" noma "engeke ivale ama-pores." Susa i-makeup ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokulala futhi uhlanze amabhrashi akho e-makeup njalo ukuvimbela ukwakheka kwama-bacteria.
Ukwelashwa kwe-acne kuningi kuthatha amasonto angu-6-12 ukuze kubonise ukuthuthuka okukhulu, nakuba ungase ubone ukushintsha okuthile phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4. Kuyinto evamile ukuthi isikhumba sakho sibukeke simbi ekuqaleni njengoba ukwelashwa kuletha ukuqhuma okungaphansi komhlaba. Lokhu kuyinto evamile futhi akusho ukuthi ukwelashwa akusebenzi. Ukubekezela nokuzinza kuyizinto eziyinhloko zokubona imiphumela.
Ngokuvamile, kungcono ukugwema ukuqopha ama-pimples ngoba kungabangela ama-scars, ukubheka ama-bacteria, nokwenza ukuvuvukala kube mbi. Noma kunjalo, uma kumele uthathe into, yenza lokho kuphela ngezandla ezihlanzekile ku-whitehead efihliwe. Ungalokothi ucindezele amaqongo ajulile, abuhlungu noma ama-cysts, njengoba lokhu cishe kuwenza abe mbi futhi kukhulise ingozi yama-scars.
Ezinye izinhlobo zamamaki e-acne ziyophela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ikakhulukazi i-post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (amabala amnyama). Noma kunjalo, ama-scars eqinile ngempela evela e-acne ejulile ngokuvamile awapheli ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa okuningi kochwepheshe kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukubonakala kwama-scars e-acne, kuhlanganise ama-chemical peels, i-microneedling, nokwelashwa kwe-laser. Okusenesikhathini uqala ukwelapha ama-scars, imiphumela ibe ngcono.
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