Can smoking cause acne?
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i've never heard of this...however, since smoking can cause blood vessel constriction, this means reduced blood flow to areas of your body, and less blood flow means less white blood cells flowing to let's say, your face, which normally would've helped ward off the bacterial infection (which is a cause of acne.) hope this helped and made sense!
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Go to your doctor. Your doctor can prescirbe you with a hormone controlling pill that will balance your hormones. Acne is a result of hormonal imbalances. It doesnt matter that it is on your buttox. Taking the prescription will balance your hormones and rid you of any acne.
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Acne is partly hormonal partly bacterial.  Blame McDonalds.  The current generation of teens and young adults were raised on that greasy crap and of course the amounts of sat fats and trans fats floating thru your system will eventually cause your normal body functions to change.  Your body cannot process all those greasy fats fast enough so they build up in your system which turns into a bacterial infection leading to acne.  Same reason so many young adults already have high cholesterol problems as well.  Many have cholesterol numbers of 40 and 50 year olds.
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Yes, any smoking for any period of time can cause it...\nI have actually seen people who at the age of 18 had it and only smoked for a year
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Smoking causes cancer. However, smoking has different affect on people. Good luck to your family, quitting is always an option.
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No, contrary to belief, there aren't many foods at all that increase acne or cause pimples. So go ahead and eat your pickles. \n\nJust try to get more sun, (it can help) and go to a henrys or orchards or health food place (with all the vitamins you never heard of) and look for tea tree oil. It helps a lot.\n\n(I have the same thing so this is all from experience.)\nThe best thing would probably be get more sun, and make sure to use hot water when showering, it makes pores bigger and easier to clean. Well god luck. And enjoy those pickles
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Acne or Pimples\n\nThis factsheet is for people who have acne.\n\nAcne is a skin condition that causes spots. Most people affected by acne are aged between 12 and 25. However, men and women in their 30s and 40s can also suffer. There are many treatments available to help deal with the condition.\n\nWhat is acne?\nAcne is a skin condition that typically causes one or more of the following:\n\nblackheads (comedones) \nwhiteheads\nred or yellow spots\ngreasy skin\nscars\nAcne typically affects the skin of the face, back, neck, chest and arms and the severity of the condition can vary. \n\nAcne affects people of all skin colours. The processes that cause acne are exactly the same in people with black or brown skin but the impact is altered by the skin pigmentation.\n\nAcne is very common and affects about 80 in 100 people aged 11-30 at some time.\n\nThe skin\nThe surface of the skin has lots of small sebaceous glands just below the surface. These glands make an oily substance called sebum that keeps the skin smooth and supple.\n\nTiny pores (holes in the skin) allow the sebum to come to the skin surface. Hairs also grow through these pores.\n\n\nIllustration showing the structure of skin\n\nWhat causes acne?\nAcne is caused by the overactivity of the sebaceous glands that secrete oily substances onto the skin.\n\nThe sebaceous glands of people with acne are especially sensitive to normal blood levels of a hormone called testosterone, found naturally in both men and women.\n\nTestosterone in people prone to acne triggers the sebaceous glands to produce an excess of sebum. At the same time, the dead skin cells lining the openings of the hair follicles (the tubes that hold the hair) are not shed properly and clog up the follicles.\n\nThese two effects combined cause a build-up of oil in the hair follicles. This causes blackheads and whiteheads to form. \n\nFor some people, their acne does not progress beyond this stage.\n\nHowever in other people, the build-up of oil in the hair follicles creates an ideal environment for a bacterium called Propionibacterium acnes to grow.\n\nThese bacteria normally live harmlessly on your skin but when this ideal environment is created, they grow. They feed off the sebum and produce substances that cause a response from your body's immune system. This inflames the skin and creates the redness associated with spots.\n\nIn more severe 'inflammatory acne', cysts develop beneath the skin's surface. These acne cysts can rupture, spreading the infection into nearby skin tissue. This can result in scarring.
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smoking can also cause curvy nails
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Does having facial piercings make people more likely to smoke cigarettes.
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Acne is caused the same way as it is anywhere on your body: When your oil glands produce to much oil, it collects at certain points just under the top layer of skin, and dries up a little to form pus.
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Ok, here's the deal...\n\nWhen you smoke, the nicotin and another substances that tobacco contains mingle with the chemistry of your lung cells, changing their functions and live processes.\n\nWhen you smoke frequently, the chemistry in your cells is so tampered with, that they start multiplying like mad, obstructing the healthy lung cells.\n\nThat´s lung cancer.\n\nOh, and when you smoke, the lung cells also start to die, beyond repair, reducing your capcity of breathe, wich also reduces your lifespan. I know that for a fact that my granny died of that :-((.
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Well.....acne is a big problem specially for teens as it also create psychological problems in youths (I was also a long time sufferer!!). First, lets know a bit about it.\nAcne is caused by either excessive androgens(sex hormones) or unusual response of skin-glands(sebaceous gland) for normal level of androgens. The excessive sebum(oil) secretion and dead skin cells block the ducts of the glands and lead to acne.\n\nThere are quite a few myths about acne. Recent research has proved that most of these myths are wrong. \nResearch shows that there is hardly any effect of type of food you eat (chocolate, oily, fried, spicy or whatever type). After experiments scientists have unable to prove if food has either positive or negative effect on acne and they recommend that you can experiment your own to see what food suits you!!!!\n\nThe other misconception is acne is caused by dirt and its good to  vigorously clean your skin many times a day. THIS IS NOT TRUE. Acne is caused by blockage in the duct of a skin gland. This duct lies quite deep in the skin and you can't wash that duct. In fact you can make the condition worse by excessive washing as it can damage/overdry the outer layer of the skin.\nSO WASHING THE FACE GENTLY, ONCE/TWICE A DAY, WITH A MILD SOAP IF ENOUGH.\nSome believe acne is caused by masturbation. There is evidence in favor of this myth.\n\nIf you are really fed-up with acne, the best advice is to discuss with a dermatologist. There are many topical preparation available which can definitely make a difference.\nSome of the famous preparations are topical retinoids, benzoyl-peroxide, topical antibiotics like erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline. But you must consult a dermatologist before using them.\nThere are many home made remedies suggested for acne, but there is no scientific-evidence either in favor or against them.\n\nThere is a lot of talk about laser treatment. But its still a grey-area. There are concerns that it may cause hyperpigmentation (black-spots) and long term dry skin. It is still an area of debate. So do a thorough research and gather  information before you decide about any laser-treatment.\n\nREMEMBER......any treatment will take time so have patience. It usually take 6-8 weeks to see initial results. If you don't see any improvement its time to readjust the treatment.\nNot one treatment is universal for everyone, different persons respond differently to same treatment.\n\nI hope it was useful. See following links for more details.
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Refined carbs/sugar = more insulin = more hormones = more sebum (oil) = more bacteria = more acne\n\nWe're always being told that a diet of pizza and chocolate doesn't cause acne, which may be true to a certain extent, but certain foods can aggravate acne. Simply by cutting down on the foods that can aggravate acne and eating more foods that can help alleviate acne your skin condition will improve.\n\nPeople with skin that is susceptible to acne can benefit from eating a wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds. These foods have been found to be beneficial in helping reduce acne.\n\nFor good skin health, you need plenty of antioxidants (vitamin A (mainly from beta-carotene), vitamins C and E and selenium), B vitamins, vitamin D, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, chloride, magnesium, zinc, iron and sodium. A diet high in beta-carotene and zinc can be especially beneficial to acne. Men with acne can also benefit from extra selenium. Having plenty of the right minerals and vitamins will also help your skin by speeding up the healing process and spots and scarring will fade more quickly. \n\nDrink at least 2 litres of still mineral water daily. Drinking plenty of water helps reduce acne by flushing toxins out of your system and keeping your kidneys, liver and bowel functioning effectively. A sluggish digestive system is often linked to acne. Drinking plenty of water and eating lots of fibre in the form of fruit and vegetables will keep your insides healthy. Water will also help keep your skin supple and hydrated. Dehydrated skin can become dry and flaky, the skin's natural exfoliation slows down and pores become blocked which in turn can cause spots.
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Nope.\nthere r many types of pimples some due to age(during teen years as the hormones change and all) and u continue to get them like once a month (pms).\nits said its related to genes.\ni advice u to use PROACTIVE. many have tried it. including me and jessica simpson as u may already know. it's the best.
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Smoking is bad for your health - period.
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I have not heard of muscle loss because of smoking.  I had a close friend who smoked a lot and now has a mouth full of dentures.  His doctors also told him that smoking caused the premature destruction of collagen in his face and chin, which caused the skin, especially around the eyes, to sag more than normal.  Collagen gets reduced because of age, but smoking seems to really hurt collagen in some people.
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Acne is an inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units (skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland).\n\nThe condition is common in puberty as a result of an abnormal response to normal levels of the male hormone testosterone. The response for most people diminishes over time and acne thus tends to disappear, or at least decrease, after one reaches their early twenties. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take for it to disappear entirely, and some individuals will continue to suffer from acne decades later, into their thirties and forties and even beyond. Acne affects a large percentage of humans at some stage in life.\n\nThe term acne comes from a corruption of the Greek άκμή (acme in the sense of a skin eruption) in the writings of Aëtius Amidenus.\n\nExactly why some people get acne and some do not is not fully known. It is known to be partly hereditary. Several factors are known to be linked to acne:\n\nHormonal activity, such as menstrual cycles \nStress, through increased output of hormones from the adrenal (stress) glands \nHyperactive sebaceous glands, secondary to the three hormone sources above \nAccumulation of dead skin cells \nBacteria in the pores, to which the body becomes 'allergic' \nSkin irritation or scratching of any sort will activate inflammation \nUse of anabolic steroids \nAny medication containing halogens (iodides, chlorides, bromides), lithium, barbiturates, or androgens \nExposure to high levels of chlorine compounds, particularly chlorinated dioxins, can cause severe, long-lasting acne, known as Chloracne \n\n\nYou can check out for the possible cures of acne at the given site \n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne