Types of clogged follicles

Question 1

Comedo

Answer 1

noninflammed buildup of cells , sebum, and other debris inside of follicles

• OPEN comedo is a blackhead open at the surface and exposed to air.
  (when follicles is filled w excess oil a blackhead occurs)
  -CLOSED comedo forms when opening of the follicles are blocked with debris and white cells.
  (Whitehead *should not be confused with more hardened white type of papules (milia))

Question 2

Milia

Answer 2

small epidermal cysts that appear as firm white papules
-whitish, pearl like masses of sebum and dead cells under the skin with no visible opening.
often mistakenly called whiteheads
(look similar but they are soft)
-more common in dry skin and may form after skin trauma such as:
-laser resurfacing
-cromic exposure to UV radiation

Question 3

Retention hyperkerattosis

Answer 3

hereditary factor in which dead skin cells build up because they do not shed from the follicles as they do on normal skin

Question 4

Sebaceous hyperplasia

Answer 4

benign lesions frequently seen in oilier areas of the face
-white, yellow, or flesh colored
*DOUGHNUT SHAPED with an indentation in the center
-as cell turnover rate slows with age and androgen levels decline, cause abnormal cell buildup with very little oil that crowds & enlarges sebaceous glands

Question 5

Seborrhea

Answer 5

severe oiliness of the skin
(abnormal secretion from the sebaceous glands)
-in the scalp: dandruff (seborrheic dermatitis)
-behind ears
-around nose
-other areas of face
it is NOT acne