acne....why back/chest, not face?

ROCKEDUP · May 22, 2011

It seems that most acne caused by AAS appears on the back and chest opposed to the face, at least USUALLY the majority/worst of it. Anybody know the biology behind this?

EricJ123 · May 22, 2011

I'm curious as well. The worst place I've actually broken out on is my stomach! Lately its just my shoulders. When I was a teenager it was only my face.

ROCKEDUP · Jun 14, 2012

bump

dreamchaser · Jun 14, 2012

Yeah I know it's really wierd. Fr me also I don't break out on my face while on aas just my back and shoulders. Nothing a low dose of accutane can't fix

rrozell · Jun 15, 2012

Just genetics. The same reason why people not on steriods may breakout on back and not face, face and not back, etc... Also people seam to take more care of there face.

Aikman56 · Jun 15, 2012

Sebaceous glands. As we mature, there are a (for most of the population) greater number of them on our trunk than our face.

And since androgens cause these glands to go nutty, that's where we get our adult-juicer-bacne.

Aikman56 · Jun 15, 2012

Me, too. I get some small bumps, but very few that ever actually become whiteheads and none that ever become red and inflamed.

ROCKEDUP · Jun 15, 2012

rrozell said:
Just genetics. The same reason why people not on steriods may breakout on back and not face, face and not back, etc... Also people seam to take more care of there face.

I would have agreed with this to an extent, except that when I was young, prior to AAS, I had it everywhere. Now, it's only chest/back. I guess it could be worse lol

Aikman56 said:
Sebaceous glands. As we mature, there are a (for most of the population) greater number of them on our trunk than our face.

And since androgens cause these glands to go nutty, that's where we get our adult-juicer-bacne.

That makes a lot of sense thank you. interesting

rrozell · Jun 15, 2012

Aikman56 said:
Sebaceous glands. As we mature, there are a (for most of the population) greater number of them on our trunk than our face.

And since androgens cause these glands to go nutty, that's where we get our adult-juicer-bacne.

I agree... Per sq in we have more sebaceous glands on face but do the larger area of truck its seb gland numbers are greater than that of the face.

Also the chest and back are confined within your shirt most of the day. Holding sweat and rubbing skin which allows bacteria to be moved from one irritated gland to another causing bacteria to be spread.

ROCKEDUP · Jun 16, 2012

rrozell said:
I agree... Per sq in we have more sebaceous glands on face but do the larger area of truck its seb gland numbers are greater than that of the face.

Also the chest and back are confined within your shirt most of the day. Holding sweat and rubbing skin which allows bacteria to be moved from one irritated gland to another causing bacteria to be spread.

well wait. now, thats at odds with aikman, isnt it?

Aikman56 · Jun 16, 2012

I'm working in device sales for Dermatology, and my answer is the one that has been given to me by my customers when I posed the question to them.

SugarFree · Jun 16, 2012

Well Im glad its not on my face.... But with that said Ive been getting bad for months now on back and shoulders. Taking a bunch of crap to try to counter, the different recommended soaps, tanning 3 days per week and still not getting rid of it.

BigChef · Jun 16, 2012

It's because we dont inject into our face hahaha!

rrozell · Jun 16, 2012

ROCKEDUP said:
well wait. now, thats at odds with aikman, isnt it?

No quite. He said there are more seb glands on truck than face. I just said per sq in the face has more but bc of the total area of trunk it has more in total(face has less total area than trunk).

I am an RN working in dermatology for many years. My job is to understand the largest organ the body has (skin).

Aikman56 · Jun 16, 2012

rrozell said:
No quite. He said there are more seb glands on truck than face. I just said per sq in the face has more but bc of the total area of trunk it has more in total(face has less total area than trunk).

I am an RN working in dermatology for many years. My job is to understand the largest organ the body has (skin).

Correct...our statements aren't at odds. Just saying (to a degree) the same thing, approaching it from different angles!

And, as stated above, we don't inject our faces!!!

rrozell · Jun 16, 2012

Aikman56 said:
I'm working in device sales for Dermatology, and my answer is the one that has been given to me by my customers when I posed the question to them.

What devices do you sell? Blue lights, lasers, uva/uvb bulbs, Hyfrecators, surgery tools?

JARUEL · Jun 16, 2012

Been waiting on this thread! chest, back, shoulders a little, arms have some too but clear as hell on my face and lower body wtf is that about?:banghead:

Aikman56 · Jun 16, 2012

rrozell said:
What devices do you sell? Blue lights, lasers, uva/uvb bulbs, Hyfrecators, surgery tools?

Surgical tools.

ROCKEDUP · Jun 17, 2012

rrozell said:
No quite. He said there are more seb glands on truck than face. I just said per sq in the face has more but bc of the total area of trunk it has more in total(face has less total area than trunk).

I am an RN working in dermatology for many years. My job is to understand the largest organ the body has (skin).

Aikman56 said:
Correct...our statements aren't at odds. Just saying (to a degree) the same thing, approaching it from different angles!

And, as stated above, we don't inject our faces!!!

How is this not at odds? If seb glands are the cause, and we have them in our torso AND face, why am I broken out on torso and NOT face?

Google&Pubmed · Jun 17, 2012

I've been wondering the same also BUUUUUT....

I didn't break out during my cycle...I broke out during my PCT(which I don't freaking understand)!

But I got my accutane couple of days so I should be GTG now