What is Acne?

Acne is the term used for plugged pores.

Acne can occur on the face,neck, chest, back, shoulders and even the upper arms.

Pimples include blackheads, whiteheads, and even deeper lumps (cysts or nodules).

There are glands in our skin which produce an oily substance called sebum. These glands are known as Sebaceous glands.

Sebaceous glands

Sebaceous glands

Sebaceous glands are connected to a canal called a follicle. Folllicle contains a fine hair. These sebaceous glands attached to hair follicles are most numerous on the face, neck, back and chest.

The oily substance sebum produced by the sebaceous glands normally empties onto the skin surface through the opening of the follicle, usually called a pore.