Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Knowing The Difference Between Zits and Cyst

By Nita Maltese


Acne is probably one of our biggest enemies (and they always form at the most inconvenience time like the day of a hangout, a date, or best yet, job interviews). They can also be very tenacious and hard to eliminate. Unfortunately, the fight with acne is something that a lot of us have to deal with on a regular basis. Finding out and identifying the problem is one of the first steps to obtaining a solution.

People are often baffled by the terms "acne," "cystic acne,"and "cyst" because people seem to think they can use them interchangeably. But the terms actually indicate different kinds of abnormalities, acnes and cysts are two different types of skin condition people can suffer from but cystic acne refers to acne that can eventually lead to the formation of cysts.

But people do suffer from other sorts of acne conditions (such as acne that appears as a result of a skin condition known as "rosacea," cosmetics, and much more). Cystic acne is just the most typical kind.

There are other types of acne problems (caused by a skin condition known as "rosacea," cosmetics, and more). Cystic acne is just probably the most common form of acne. It is crucial that you be able to understand the difference between acne and cyst because the two have different ramifications. A cyst is actually a harmless tumor that has created on your body. But it has a potential for changing into something that can hurt your body.

While acne cysts aren't too much to worry about (they do hurt sometimes though), it's important to observe other types of cysts. The ones growing on our skin are smooth and soft to the touch. But there are also cysts that grow internally in areas such as your breasts, kidneys, and brain just to name a few. You can see the severity of this.

You can't really do much about the ones inside of you since it's hard to even know that they're there...so if they're not aching or hurting, let's just try to not think about that to keep ourselves from getting over paranoid. But the ones on the surface of your skin should be monitored and if it changes in appearance in any way (color, size, texture, etc.), you should go see the doctor. Some might go away naturally, but others would have to be removed by surgery. So if it really bothers you, you'd probably want to be safe than sorry. Go schedule an appointment as soon as possible.

It is better if you figure out what skin irregularities you're suffering from to be able to treat it efficiently and get the essential help.




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