Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin condition that occurs when dead skin cells and oil from the skin clog hair follicles. Typical features of the condition include blackheads or whiteheads, pimples, oily skin, and possible scarring. It primarily affects skin with a relatively high number of oil glands, including the face, upper part of the chest, and back.
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I- Acne vulgaris yisimo sesikhumba esivamile esingathinta iziguli ngokomzimba nangokomzwelo. Enye inkinga evamile ukuthuthukiswa kwezibazi ze-acne (acne scars). Lezi zibazi zenzeka lapho inqubo yokuphola kwesikhumba iphazamiseka. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zezibazi ze-acne: izibazi ze-atrophic (ice pick, rolling, boxcar scars) nezibazi ze-hypertrophic noma ze-keloid, ezingajwayelekile kakhulu. Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition that can affect patients both physically and emotionally. One common complication is the development of acne scars. These scars occur when the skin's healing process is disrupted. There are two main types of acne scars: atrophic scars (ice pick, rolling, boxcar scars) and hypertrophic or keloid scars, which are less common.
Izibazi ezizimele (Atrophic acne) zavela ekulahlekeni kwe-collagen futhi ziwuhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwesibazi se-acne (okungabalelwa ku-75% wazo zonke izibazi ze-acne).
Izibazi ezikhulayo (Hypertrophic) azivamile futhi zibonakala ngokwanda kokuqukethwe kwe-collagen. Isibazi esikhulayo yisibazi esiqinile futhi esiphakanyisiwe. Ngokungafani nesibazi esikhulayo, izibazi ezikeloid (Keloid) zingakha izicubu ezibomvu ngisho nangale kwemingcele yokuqala. Izibazi ezikeloid ezivela ku-acne ngokuvamile zenzeka esifubeni nasemlonyeni.
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Izibazi ezikhulayo zingathuthukiswa ngemijovo ye-5–10 (intralesional steroid) ngezikhathi zanyanga zonke. Kodwa-ke, izibazi eziphakathi (pitting) zidinga isikhathi eside kakhulu sokwelashwa.
#Hypertrophic scar - Triamcinolone intralesional injection
#Ice pick scar - TCA peeling (CROSS technique)
#Rolling scar - Laser resurfacing by Erbium laser or fractional laser