FACE REALITY -ACNE TYPES AND SEVERITY TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Inflammatory Acne: A Solution Redness, pimples, pustules, and perhaps cysts
are signs of inflammation. It typically feels warm or heated to the touch and
bleeds readily during extractions. You should start using treatments gradually
because skin with inflammatory acne is typically very sensitive. (The easiest
skin type to cleanse because it reacts well to products.)
Answer for Non-Inflamed Acne It has many open and closed comedones, a
pebbly appearance, and a drab, slow appearance. Contrary to popular belief,
blackheads are caused by a plug of dead skin cells and sebum that is
discoloured; when the end of the plug is exposed to air, it oxidizes and turns
dark, giving the blackhead its appropriate name. An open come-done, also
known as a black head, darkens as the tip of the plug is exposed to the oxygen
in the environment. Since the pore is still closed, a closed come-done is also
referred to as a white head, which is essentially a blackhead that has not yet
developed into a blackhead. The pore appears as congestion and lumps beneath
the skin because it is sealed off from the air, unlike a blackhead. The term
"maturation arrest acne" refers to a large number of closed comedones, which
indicates that the comedone has not yet developed into an open one. (Non-
inflammatory acne is typically not product-sensitive or reactive.)
Answer for Combination Acne The majority of acne sufferers have combination
acne. It consists of both inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions. Initially,
you should treat them with an inflammatory acne strategy. Once the
inflammation subsides, you can begin treating the remaining non-inflammatory
acne. You should explain that non-inflammatory acne usually takes longer to
resolve, and that the inflammatory lesions will nearly always go away first. In
order to control the non-inflamed lesions, you will then need to be more
forceful.
ANSWER 10 lesions or fewer on each side of their face indicates mild severity.
Moderate - ANSWER 10–30 facial lesions on each side
Severe - ANSWER 30 or more facial lesions on each side
AND ANSWERS
Inflammatory Acne: A Solution Redness, pimples, pustules, and perhaps cysts
are signs of inflammation. It typically feels warm or heated to the touch and
bleeds readily during extractions. You should start using treatments gradually
because skin with inflammatory acne is typically very sensitive. (The easiest
skin type to cleanse because it reacts well to products.)
Answer for Non-Inflamed Acne It has many open and closed comedones, a
pebbly appearance, and a drab, slow appearance. Contrary to popular belief,
blackheads are caused by a plug of dead skin cells and sebum that is
discoloured; when the end of the plug is exposed to air, it oxidizes and turns
dark, giving the blackhead its appropriate name. An open come-done, also
known as a black head, darkens as the tip of the plug is exposed to the oxygen
in the environment. Since the pore is still closed, a closed come-done is also
referred to as a white head, which is essentially a blackhead that has not yet
developed into a blackhead. The pore appears as congestion and lumps beneath
the skin because it is sealed off from the air, unlike a blackhead. The term
"maturation arrest acne" refers to a large number of closed comedones, which
indicates that the comedone has not yet developed into an open one. (Non-
inflammatory acne is typically not product-sensitive or reactive.)
Answer for Combination Acne The majority of acne sufferers have combination
acne. It consists of both inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions. Initially,
you should treat them with an inflammatory acne strategy. Once the
inflammation subsides, you can begin treating the remaining non-inflammatory
acne. You should explain that non-inflammatory acne usually takes longer to
resolve, and that the inflammatory lesions will nearly always go away first. In
order to control the non-inflamed lesions, you will then need to be more
forceful.
ANSWER 10 lesions or fewer on each side of their face indicates mild severity.
Moderate - ANSWER 10–30 facial lesions on each side
Severe - ANSWER 30 or more facial lesions on each side
