Success Stories
A Case of Cystic Acne
Each pore of your skin is the opening to a follicle. The follicle is made up of a hair and a sebaceous (oil) gland.
The oil gland releases sebum (oil), which travels up the hair, out of the pore, and onto your skin. The sebum keeps your skin lubricated and soft.
One or more problems in this lubrication process can cause acne.
It Can Occur When:
- too much oil is produced by your follicles
- dead skin cells accumulate in your pores
- bacteria build up in your pores
There are certain risk factors for developing acne
These Include:
- Hormonal changes caused by puberty or pregnancy. During this time, your body undergoes hormonal changes. These changes can trigger oil production, leading to an increased risk of acne.
- Certain medications, such as certain birth control pills or corticosteroids
- a diet high in refined sugars or carbohydrates.
- Having parents who had acne.
When its about treating the pimples, homeopathy has its usual way of looking at this which is nothing but treating the person as a unique and whole entity. The key points that matters are :
- Area/site of the pimples
- types and size of pimples
- Associated pain / any other sensation around the pimples.
- Worsening factors.
Case Overview
So here this is the case of a 23year old female who had sudden onset of multiple pimples which cropped up all over the face in just two months. The pimples were mostly medium sized, few bigger also, mostly on the forehead and the cheeks. Though big, the pimples weren’t painful at all, but she told it was terribly itching when it started to dry. On questioning her general health she also had irregular menstrual cycles from 2 months. So it was clearly evident there was a clear hormonal imbalance.
I also asked her to share the picture of her face with pimples. I selected her constitutional drug to stabilise her hormonal imbalance and an internal medicine to treat her pimples. I requested her to share the pictures on a weekly basis to see her stages of improvement. In a month her pimples drastically improved, her menses became regular and now she says she is happy and confident.
