Acne after 50 years in women - what is it, on the face, causes, treatment, what to do, thyroid

Causes of acne

The causes of acne can be different.

They depend on a person’s age, lifestyle, hereditary predisposition, and skin type.

• The health of internal organs and the presence of chronic diseases play an important role here.
• Moral shocks, stress and unfavorable living conditions also lead to skin problems.
• Acne often appears after intoxication. Therefore, smoking, alcohol, drugs and even treatment with antibacterial drugs can cause them to appear.
• Diseases of the stomach, liver, dysbacteriosis, lack of vitamins, allergies to medications and household chemicals - all these factors can cause acne in both young people and the elderly.

In teenagers

The first rash in 80% of adolescents appears during puberty from 12 to 20 years.

A real restructuring occurs in the body, which leads to a surge of hormones.

• These changes cause the sebaceous glands, which are located in the skin, to work at an accelerated pace.
• A large amount of secretion is released - sebum.
• Once hardened, it cannot exit through the pores, clogging them.

Photo: purulent rashes on the face of a teenager

In this case, non-inflamed comedones appear. Clogged follicles do not receive oxygen, which creates excellent conditions for bacteria to multiply. As a result, inflammation begins, and the contents of the pimples become purulent.

Rashes on the face can be a result of:

• hormonal changes;
• stress;
• prolonged stay in humid and hot conditions or, conversely, cold;
• stomach or intestinal diseases;
• drying of the skin under the influence of sunlight;
• weakening of local immunity and active proliferation of microorganisms.

Few people pay attention to sore throat. And bacterial inflammation in the tonsils leads to inhibition of the entire lymphoid system. The removal of toxins from the body slows down significantly. Bacterial infections must be treated. In chronic cases, the tonsils have to be removed.

In men

Photo: back affected by acne

In men, acne appears if:

• the level of testosterone, a male hormone that stimulates the sebaceous glands, increases;
• the diet is dominated by foods that are too fatty, sweet or contain a large amount of gluten, saturated with trans fats;
• there are problems with the prostate gland and adrenal glands.

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Among women

Women suffer from acne more often due to hormonal imbalances and endocrine disorders in the body, when the amount of progesterone decreases:

• during pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• after artificial termination of pregnancy;
• when menstruation starts or starts;
• in the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome, erosion.

Women who have more severe PMS symptoms are more susceptible to rashes.

Usually, after your period ends, acne goes away on its own.

• Acne is detected after severe mental shock, during depression, if there are problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
• Pores become clogged with certain substances contained in cosmetics. These include lanolin, petrolatum and mineral oils.

Calm, just calm!

Stressful situations depress the immune system, reduce the body's resistance to viruses and bacteria, which can also increase inflammatory skin diseases. In addition, stress increases the production of male steroid hormones, which provoke acne. Try to master relaxation methods, take walks more often. A warm bath with aromatic oils, pleasant calm music, soothing teas with lemon balm and hop cones will help you relax.

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Why do acne appear after 50 years?

Acne in mature people after 30–50 years is localized mainly on the face.

In particular, on the nose, forehead, chin.

They also affect the neck, shoulders, décolleté and back.

Acne after 50 years in women indicates that the skin is aging and can no longer effectively perform its functions.

Regeneration processes slow down and then completely fade away.

• The dermis is not able to remove the formed sebum, which clogs the pore ducts along with keratin.
• The release of androgen hormones into the blood also affects the functioning of the glands. Hormonal imbalance is provoked by age-related changes in the body - menopause.
• The intestines, stomach and thyroid gland are aging. The work of internal organs is no longer so coordinated, and malfunctions often occur.
• The possibility of parasites in the intestines, liver or lungs, or fungal infections of the skin should not be ruled out.

Improving home care

First of all, you need to pay special attention to cleansing the skin of sebum, decorative cosmetics, dust and other contaminants. Cleansing is carried out twice a day, and in no case with soap - it irritates the skin and can increase sebum secretion. For this purpose, you need to choose gels and cleansing foams with a keratolytic, sebum-regulating, anti-inflammatory effect. Do not wash your face with hard water or tap water. Use boiled or mineral water without gas. To soften, you can add half a teaspoon of baking soda or a tablespoon of milk per liter of water. After washing, you need to wipe your face with alcohol-free tonics with an antibacterial effect, which additionally cleanse the skin. To moisturize and nourish the skin, you need to use light fluids and gel-like products that contain a minimum of fatty components.

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Symptoms

When acne appears, it is important to make sure that it is it.

Photo: perioral dermatitis

Only an experienced doctor will be able to distinguish diseases similar to it.

For example, perioral dermatitis, hyperplasia of the skin glands.

You should sound the alarm if acne spreads throughout the body and their number continues to increase.

In fact, acne is a clump of dead skin cells and sebum, sometimes mixed with pus.

There are two types of acne:

1. open white small formations. Their rod is located at the exit to the duct and easily comes out.
2. closed plugs or blackheads are characterized by contents that are located in the deeper layers of the skin.

Clogged pores are easily broken through during regular mechanical facial cleansing. But when an infection gets inside a pimple, the active reproduction of anaerobic (living in an oxygen-free environment) bacteria leads to inflammation.

Acne has three stages:

• light – less than 10 pimples;
• average – up to 40;
• severe - with many inflamed foci.

Types of pathogenic elements appearing at 40 years of age

In fact, pimple is the popular name for a dermatological disease, called acne in professional circles. There are several types of acne that can appear in adulthood, depending on the characteristics of the formations, the presence of an inflammatory process and other characteristics.

In dermatology and cosmetology there are:

• Comedones, which are ordinary sebaceous plugs that clog ducts and pores. If any infection is added to this problem, an inflammatory process begins. Due to the oxidation of sebum on the surface of the plug, it becomes black, which is why such formations are often called blackheads. Such comedones are called open comedones. Closed comedones are a tubercle with liquid fat inside, located under the skin, tightly covered with dead epidermal cells. Squeezing out a comedone located in the upper layers of the skin is not difficult, but its contents must be removed completely, after which the wound must be thoroughly treated with an antiseptic solution to prevent infection.
• Papules. Such elements are formed if the comedones become infected, which can happen if extrusion is unsuccessful. As inflammation develops, the formation increases in size, becomes red and painful. If you press on the papule, its surface will immediately turn pale, but after that it will quickly restore its previous color. Such a pathogenic element cannot be squeezed out, since it is not mature and, when removed, will continue to develop with more intense inflammation.
• Pustule. This element is formed during the development of a papule, and is a mature pimple with a white dot inside. It is the appearance of a white spherical element inside the pimple that indicates its maturation and the possibility of removal.
• Acne of nodular-cystic nature. This is what is usually called pustules that have become severe. In this case, the skin in certain areas is covered with multiple formations that are connected to each other by fistula-type ducts. Such elements are always very painful, and their base is usually located in the deep layers of the dermis, which makes their removal much more difficult. In this case, the person requires professional medical assistance and individual systemic treatment.
• Pimples are lightning fast. This form of the disease is the most severe and requires urgent medical attention, as well as radical measures. With the development of this disease, very painful and extensive lesions appear on the skin, accompanied by high fever, as well as pain in the muscles and joints. In especially severe cases, a person’s blood composition may change, in particular its leukocyte formula.

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Treatment

• A dermatologist diagnoses acne, finds out the causes and treats rashes.
• Often, after studying the patient’s medical history, the doctor requires the help of an infectious disease specialist, gynecologist, endocrinologist or gastroenterologist.

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• Only after carrying out appropriate tests, depending on their results, treatment of the disease is prescribed. The specialist decides on an individual basis how to overcome internal causes and what methods to use for this.

To treat the external manifestations of acne on the face, medications are used that relieve inflammation, reduce the activity of the sebaceous glands and the formation of sebum.

These include:

• “Benzoyl peroxide” (“Baziron”) is an antibacterial drug that destroys bacteria directly in the hair follicle;
• “Tretinoin” (trans-retinoic acid) is an ointment with vitamin A, which reduces the intensity of acne formation and promotes rapid healing;
• "Skinoren" (azelaic acid) is used for inflammatory processes and has a powerful antimicrobial effect;
• "Differin", "Adaklin" (with retinoic acid) has drying properties;
• "Chlorhexidine" is prescribed to cleanse and disinfect the skin.

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For treatment to be effective, it is important to eat properly.

Photo: healthy products for skin

The following foods should be completely excluded from the diet:

• sweets;
• soda, unnatural juices;
• alcohol;
• flour products;
• smoked meats;
• sausages;
• margarine, spread;
• milk.

Green tea without sugar, mineral water, vegetable salads, fruits, steamed meat and fish are good for the skin.

Be sure to eat foods rich in zinc and vitamin E.

These are nuts, buckwheat, cheese, carrots, black currants, veal liver, asparagus.

Cosmetological methods for combating acne are as follows:

Photo: mechanical facial cleansing

• mechanical and hardware facial cleansing;
• ozone therapy;
• cryotherapy;
• light peeling;
• laser treatment in the absence of inflammation.

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Salon treatments

Treatment of skin diseases must be comprehensive. With a competent approach to the use of salon procedures, you can get rid of acne and improve the health of your facial skin.

Before carrying out therapeutic treatment or prevention, you should consult a dermatologist.

An auxiliary method in the fight against acne is facial cleansing. During the procedure, specialists remove sebaceous plugs and mature inflammatory elements. Cleaning should be carried out regularly to obtain the maximum positive effect. Today there are several types of procedures, namely:

• vacuum cleaning;
• ultrasonic cleaning;
• mechanical cleaning;
• chemical (peeling) cleaning.

All these procedures are carried out exclusively in beauty salons and have a certain sequence. Before cleaning is done, the specialist determines the patient’s allergic reactions to certain components of the masks. The darsonvalization procedure, which can relieve inflammation and heal wounds, is also considered widely known. Darsonval helps get rid of scars and acne using an electrical impulse. This effect can improve skin tone, get rid of acne and improve complexion. Cryomassage with liquid nitrogen is also considered a beneficial procedure, thanks to which you can quickly get rid of skin diseases (pimples and acne). The procedure is based on the effect of liquid nitrogen on the affected areas of the skin. Cryomassage and darsonvalization for adult women must be carried out by qualified specialists and dermatologists.

Signs of skin aging

After 50 years, even well-groomed skin shows signs of aging with the naked eye.

Combined with hormonal changes, digestive problems, and genetic predisposition, older people suffer from a variety of skin rashes.

Rosacea

• Rosacea has several stages and begins with minor redness of the face.
• Then red or brown pustules and nodules ranging in size from 2 to 4 mm appear on the chin, cheeks, nose and forehead.

The disease should be treated only under the supervision of a doctor.

Relapses often occur, and relapse can lead to complications in the form of eye damage.

Keratomas

Keratomas are a type of wart of a non-viral nature.

With age, the top layer of skin gradually becomes thicker and prone to increased keratinization. As a result, growths form on its surface, which over the years increase in size and acquire a dark brown color.

People with a tendency to freckles and pigmentation are more likely to suffer from keratomas.

New growths are easily removed using a laser in a medical clinic.

Dry skin

Dry skin and flaking are inevitable after 50 years.

• Cells stop producing hyaluronic acid, which is necessary for retaining and binding water molecules in tissues. It is simply irreplaceable in the synthesis of proteins.
• The production of collagen, elastin and other substances needed by the dermis for uninterrupted recovery is reduced.
• Mature skin especially needs vitamins, not only obtained from food, but also delivered externally. Vitamin C, A, E are especially important.

When choosing care products, it is better to give preference to anti-aging cosmetics that maintain water balance and saturate cells with useful substances.

Wrinkles

Photo: performing lymphatic drainage facial massage

• As the skin gradually becomes thinner, it loses its elasticity, sags, and wrinkles form on it.
• The contours of the face change, the cheeks droop, the chin becomes flabby.
• In addition, bags under the eyes appear and the eyelids swell due to lack of sleep, alcohol or fatigue.

To improve blood circulation, you can take a course of lymphatic drainage massage in a beauty salon.

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A cream with a lifting effect will help smooth out a fine network of wrinkles and tighten the skin.

Best tips and recipes

Modern medicine and cosmetology offer a wide range of facial skin treatment products.

They are divided into:

• Natural: containing oils of herbs and flowers, vitamins, minerals, silicylic or azelaic acids, sulfur.
• Chemical: containing antibiotics, hormones with erythromycin, benzoyl peroxide, clindamycin.

We warn you that it is very harmful for a woman’s health to take potent drugs for a long time. Natural remedies do not pose any threat. Therefore, we offer several folk recipes for women 40–45 years old:

• Ground coffee. Mix ground coffee and honey in equal quantities and massage your face. Rinse with water at room temperature. Apply a mask of a teaspoon of blue clay mixed with boiled, cooled water and 5 drops of lemon juice. This procedure is useful for tightening pores. After the mask, apply nourishing cream. This cleansing can be done once a week.
• Aloe. Wash the agave leaves and place them in a cool, dark place for 7 days. Then chop in a blender to a paste-like consistency. Wipe face for rashes and skin irritations.
• Plantain. In the summer months, wipe the face with the juice of plantain and parsley leaves with the addition of a few drops of lemon 3-4 times a day.
• Wormwood. Pour 2 tablespoons of wormwood into a glass of boiling water. After an hour, the tincture is ready. Wipe the affected areas several times a day.
• Calendula. Regenerates damaged skin, eliminates acne marks and dark spots. The finished tincture can be purchased at the pharmacy. A wonderful remedy for inflamed skin would be a mixture of a teaspoon of the same tincture, with the same amount of honey and a glass of boiled water.
• Alcohol tinctures. If you have porous skin, it is advisable to wipe your face with tinctures of hops, St. John's wort and wormwood in alcohol.

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Prevention

To avoid the appearance of acne in adulthood, you should ensure a balanced diet.

By trying to avoid stress, walking more in the fresh air, and drinking enough clean water, you can maintain your health and good appearance for many years to come.

Mature skin needs special care.

Photo: rubbing the skin with ice cubes

In addition to cosmetics, the following have a beneficial effect on the dermis:

• morning rubbing of the face with ice cubes from chamomile infusion;
• masks made from fruits, algae, kefir, based on egg yolk.

You should undergo a full medical examination at least once a year. After all, any disease is easier to prevent than to cure.

Kitchen inspection

Ice cream, cakes, sweet buns, chips, fatty meats, smoked meats, fatty cottage cheese, cheeses and sour cream stimulate sebum production. Let them be rare guests on your table. You should avoid products containing extracted substances, preservatives, dyes, and artificial flavors. Eat more skin-friendly seafood, sea fish, fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits, whole grain cereals, whole grain bread with bran. Don't forget about yogurt, kefir and other fermented milk products that will help improve your intestinal microflora.

Drink at least 2 liters of fluid per day - water helps remove toxins from the body. Do not abuse coffee and alcohol, and prefer green tea to black tea - it is rich in antioxidants and is more healthy.

Cosmetologist's advice

There are several universal rules that cosmetologists advise to follow if your skin is prone to rashes.

1. If a large number of pimples appear, you should not sit idly by and expect that everything will go away on its own. Even in teenagers, acne is not always the norm, and the reasons may not be hormonal. They often indicate serious problems with the digestive system, and can even be a sign of diabetes.
2. You can try to determine the reasons yourself. A small, watery rash around the mouth or chin indicates an allergy. Inflamed red pimples are a sign of hormone imbalance. Internal acne appears from bad food, overeating, and is also the result of damage to cells by the subcutaneous demodex mite, a fungus.
3. You cannot use nourishing creams. If the acid-base balance of the skin is higher than 5.5, then you should choose products aimed at deep hydration, non-greasy, with an easily absorbed texture.
4. Frequently using a scrub and washing with soap is strictly not recommended for people with oily skin and blackheads. Friction causes the skin to become damaged, inflamed and dry out. And the glands begin to intensively produce even more fat to protect the top layer of skin.

For washing, it is better to use special foams or gels that dissolve in water. You can rinse your face with furatsilin solution.

Photo: peeling with soda

1. If there is no inflammation, then gentle peeling is effective at home. A mixture of soap foam and soda is applied to the face, previously steamed over steam, with massage movements. After rinsing off the product, be sure to lubricate the skin with moisturizer.
2. Inflamed pimples should not be squeezed. This injures the tissue and promotes the spread of infection. Which inevitably leads to scars and age spots. The pimple can be helped to mature. To do this, it is treated with a special cosmetic preparation. You can apply a product based on salicylic acid, cauterize it with iodine, or make a compress from an aloe leaf.
3. For oily skin, masks made from white cosmetic clay, honey, cucumber, and protein are useful.
4. Drug therapy using tablets (Doxycycline, Acnecutane) cannot be carried out independently. It should be prescribed by a doctor, but only if there are indications for it.

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Feces that are not removed on time release toxins that poison the entire body.

Therefore, if you have acne, it is very important to establish regular bowel movements through proper nutrition. It is important to ensure that the intestines are emptied completely.

How to get rid of acne in adulthood

How to treat skin diseases? Today, there are many methods that will help you quickly and effectively forget about pimples and acne. Of course, it is initially recommended to cure all existing diseases that may indirectly or directly affect the development of inflammation. The main medicinal drugs that are used in the rehabilitation of people with skin ailments are:

• antiandrogens;
• retinoids;
• tetracyclines.

All of them are capable of influencing bacteria that cause inflammatory reactions on the skin. If necessary, doctors can also prescribe sedative medications that will help calm and reduce the patient's stress.

Dermatologists advise using creams based on salicylic acid, which can normalize oily skin, eliminate inflammation and combat pathogens and bacteria. Creams based on extracts of calendula, sage, Atlas cedar and eucalyptus perfectly dry out pimples, relieve irritation and significantly improve the condition of the skin on the face.