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Papules on the face

Papule is a formation on the skin in the form of a small nodule (papule means a bundle of red. To touch such a formation is quite dense in most cases painless. These nodules are located above the level of the skin and in diameter rarely exceeding half an inch. Sometimes several papules coalesce and plaque is formed.

Causes

The cause of papules is often an inflammatory process in the upper layers of the epidermis. It all starts with clogging of skin pores, which leads to the accumulation of sebum in sebaceous glands.

Also, the fat accumulates in the hair follicles. Accumulate, fat stretches the wall of the glands, that promotes the formation of

Deserves attention and such a drug as iodine, which is dry skin. However, it should be used with caution, dealing only point and only on the damaged areas, the solution has the ability to severely dry intact areas, and this will only exacerbate the problem.

If the cause of the papules on the skin become a serious disease, you will have to undergo a comprehensive therapy, as in this case, the papules are merely a symptom, then how to deal with the cause.