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Dr. Tryzno is expertly skilled in treating Teen and Adult Acne.

Acne, a widespread and socially frustrating condition, is estimated to affect close to ten percent of the population.  While not life-threatening, acne can cause long-term physical and emotional scarring. Accounting for more than a third of all dermatologist visits each year, acne is believed to be caused by a mix of genetic, hormonal and environmental factors.
What is acne?
Acne is the term used to describe clogged pores or comedones (blackheads, whiteheads), pimples and deeper lumps such as cysts or nodules that usually occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders, and upper arms.

Acne affects young men and young women about equally.
Young women are more likely to have intermittent acne due to hormonal changes associated with menstrual cycles or related to the use of cosmetics.
Men are prone to have a more severe, longer lasting form of acne.
       
 

Acne can also affect adults, but, the percentage of occurrence in adult years shifts women, who are much more likely to develop adult onset acne due to pregnancy, hormonal irregularities in the menstrual cycles and ovarian cysts.

  How does acne develop?
Normally, sebum, an oily substance that lubricates every hair follicle on the body, flows out of the sebaceous gland, up through the follicle and out a pore to the skin’s surface where it is swept away via sweat or washing. However, during various hormonal or physiological changes, the cells of the skin lining the follicle shed more rapidly and mix with increased sebum. Since the sebaceous glands continue to produce sebum, the result is plugging of the follicle opening.  P. acnes,  bacteria multiplies rapidly in the clogged hair follicle, produces irritating substances that can cause inflammation. Sometimes the wall of the follicle bursts, resulting in the spread of inflammation.		 acne
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 The goal of acne therapy is to get rid of existing lesions and to  prevent the formation of new ones. Topical applications, like ointments and creams, are popular for treating acne, but quite often irritate the skin, and do not actually reduce acne bacteria. While antibiotics may be effective in many cases, they require long-time use, and are not recommended unless necessary. Some acne drugs like isotrentinoin have been linked with potentially serious side effects.
 
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Now thanks to new technologies there are several highly effective treatments that successfully treat a wide variety of skin lesions in adults and children, and are proven to be remarkably powerful weapons in the battle against acne:

 
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