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Causes of overactive sebaceous glands
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Roy Seidenberganswered
Dermatology 32 years experience
Treatment options...: If you are a woman, hormonal intervention may help. Possibilities include oral contraceptives or a pill called spironolactone.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
Perhaps?: Sebaceous glands are present to provide oil to the skin. They are there because that is the way we are made. Occasionally we can have the plug up & ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Denis Winderanswered
60 years experience
Information: It is just a side effectthat has nothing to do with sebaceous glands.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Glynis Ablonanswered
Dermatology 31 years experience
Nothing that: I know of. The only product that shrinks sebaceous glands is Accutane other than the topical vitamin A Tazoratene
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
OIL & SWEAT GLANDS: SEBACEOUS (OIL) GLANDS AND SWEAT GLANDS.
SEBACEOUS GLANDS PRODUCE OIL , WHILE SWEAT GLANDS PRODUCE SWEAT!
SIMPLE AND EASY AS THAT . . .
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Levensanswered
Plastic Surgery 41 years experience
6-12 months: It can take 6-12 months for the skin to totally recover from changes caused by accutane.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Paul Turekanswered
Urology 37 years experience
Shouldn't: Shouldn't affect the glands under your arms or the ones near the scrotum.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
FORDYCE SPOTS: Fordyce spots, tiny benign (non-cancerous), raised, painless bumps can occur over the lips and occasionally the genital areas.
They are small sebacou... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 34 years experience
Sweat vrs sebaceous: Sweat glands secrete sweat (h20, ammonia, urea, salt) onto skin surface. Function: cooling+ evaporation and removal of wastes
sebaceous gland (oil gla... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Danny Proffittanswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
U don't want 2: This is normal skin and anatomy. Leave it alone. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Why would you want to? You will injury yourself if you do ... Read More
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