You feel
self-conscious, embarrassed, angry, a total loss of self-esteem and
self-confidence. If you suffer from the severe form of shoulder acne
like nodules and cysts, which are sac-like lesions filled with dead skin
and bacteria, you will feel like a social outcast, and want to withdraw
and disappear from society altogether.
Wearing too
tight clothes, or not showering after a strenuous exercise. Sweat will
accumulate under shoulder pads, brassiere straps, oil (sebum) builds up
in the now-clogged pores, bacteria thrives, and whiteheads, blackheads
appear. This is called "acne mechanica".
Bleaching your clothes will cause this acne to get worse.
If you have sensitive skin or are allergic to certain shampoos, hair
conditioners, these trickled down your shoulders and back when
showering, and if not wiped and dried properly, the reaction will cause
acne breakouts on the shoulder and back.
Antibiotics like penicillin, doxycycline,
and co-trimoxazole (the last also prescribed by dermatologists to treat
face acne) will cause breakouts of pimples and pustules mainly on the
shoulders.
A form of yeast - known as Malassezia furfur - can grow on the shoulders, and cause acne-like breakouts here.
A severe form of acne - called Acne Conglobata - occurs on the
shoulders, back and face, usually in men aged 18 to 30. Here, large
lesions appear all over.
How To Get Rid Of Shoulder Acne In These Cases?
- Wear loose-fitting cotton shirts and loose collars.
- Avoid bleaching, and add fabric softeners when washing your clothes.
- Change your shampoos, hair conditioners until you get the right combination.
- Don't use penicillin or any antibiotics.
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