Wise Health Clinic DERMATOLOGY

Dr. Sroa supports her patients in wearing makeup to camouflage acne blemishes during active treatment of acne. However, she recommends washing off the makeup nightly as follows:

IS ACNE A DISEASE OR A DISORDER?
Acne is a disease because it involves both functional and structural changes.

The functional changes in acne include:
-Inflammation
-Excessive production of sebum
-Overgrowth of skin cells
-Bacteria growth

The structural changes in acne include:
-Enlargement of the pores, due to overgrowth of skin cells and excessive production of sebum (skin oil)
-Acne lesions themselves

What is the difference between inflammatory versus non-inflammatory acne?