Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Eradicating Acne On Your Buttocks - Learning The Triggers And Symptoms

By Sean T Saunders


If you have been suffering from pustules and skin eruptions on your butt you probably are thinking that you have a case of acne on buttocks but that need not be true. Unlike the facial region, the skin layers in the butt area have very few sebaceous glands and as we all know among the major triggers of acne skin problem is the excess sebum. The problems that are causing the infections on your butt are probably either folliculitis or boils that are also called carbuncles. These two kinds of infections are often called acne mimics due to their resemblance to acne. They might be easier to treat than acne in certain cases.

When a hair follicle gets infected and swollen then the infection called folliculitis occurs. This can take place any where on the body and the butt area is not the only spot prone for such infections. This infection is frequently attributable to friction from restrictive or tight clothes and also from a variety of bacteria. This problem of the skin most often looks like acne type pimples and can produce itchiness and mild uneasiness but it isn't normally agonizing. Boils are also known as carbuncles and they are often an outcome of the surface skin infection folliculitus getting uncontrolled and forming painful hard cysts.

The skin problems that mimic acne on buttocks are treated in different methods based on their severity and and their location. Infections caused by folliculitis very often clear up by themselves with no outside intervention. If they don? t disappear, cleansing the infected area with benzoyl peroxide is suggested as this will destroy bacteria and remove excess oils in the skin. Unremitting folliculitis infections could be treated using topical antibiotic lotions. Carbuncles and boils ought to be treated in a more intensive approach because they very often occur deep in the inner layer under the skin.

The very first thing that needs to be done when treating boils is to take a wide spectrum antibiotic in order to bring the bacterial infection which is causing it under control. After that it is often necessary to seek assistance of a health care professional to help remove the pus from the boil and this procedure needs to be carried out in a sterile environment. You should not try to do this all by yourself without medical assistance as it could spread the infection further. Once the boil is fully drained the skin surface is disinfected after which it is covered using a sterile dressing.

You can do a couple of things to help reduce the possibilities of getting infections that mimic acne on buttocks. If you are required to sit a great deal for work or while attending school lessons, you should realize that this can make your buttock area very hot and also sweaty. This kind of hot and damp environment promotes infectious bacteria to grow and multiply. Stand up and move around several times every hour to help ventilate the butt area. You also need to wear loose clothes that aids in ventilation. Good personal cleanliness can also help to kill microorganisms in the buttocks area.




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