Problems with sebaceous glands!

acklin · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 20

Hello. I'm 16 year old male and I'm having serious skin problems. Although I'm very satisfied with the way I look because I'm toll and playing basketball for several years now- I'm not satisfied with the my skin health. I have developed really serious acne problem. These last couple of months I have used several anti acne products and neither one could help me. What the hell is going on with me!?
Doctor told me that the main problem isn’t in my hygiene but in my sebaceous glands that are becoming overactive in puberty! What are these sebaceous glands and what is their purpose anyway?

barbie · Silver Member Joined: 21 Oct 2000 Posts: 291

Hi. Trust me- every teenager would like to have these sebaceous glands removed somehow but no one really knows how important they are. They secrete an oily substance called sebum that is made of fat and the dead fat-producing cells.
Main purpose of this sebum is that it acts to protect and waterproof hair and skin, and keep them from becoming dry, brittle, and cracked. It has even mild weak bactericidal and fungistatic properties.
You probably know that Sebaceous glands are stimulated by androgenic hormones which peak of production is in puberty. That’s why you have all those problems with controlling them. A blocked sebaceous gland can result in a sebaceous cyst.

Problems with sebaceous glands!

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