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blackhead, yellowish or blackish plug of material accumulated in the duct of a sebaceous gland. The material consists of keratin (horny cells of the epidermis) and modified sebum (oily secretions of the sebaceous gland). Blackheads are the primary lesions in acne acne, common inflammatory disease of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, nodules and, in the more severe forms, by cysts and scarring. The lesions appear on the face, neck, back, chest, and arms.
..... Click the link for more information. . Treatment is the same as for acne, with frequent cleansing of the skin followed by the application of astringent solutions. Plugs should be extracted only by a physician, since damage to the surrounding tissues occasioned by squeezing often leads to scarring.

blackhead

1. a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland

2. an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis

3. any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head

blackhead [′blak‚hed]

(medicine)

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No references found	Retinoids prevent comedone formation by normalizing desquamation of the follicular epithelium. Nutritional Influences on acne vulgaris by Werbach, Melvyn R. / Townsend Letter Eventually, the sebum moves outward to the skin's surface to cause a comedone or clogged pore. Some cosmetic solutions for skin care problems by Fishman, Harvey M. / Household & Personal Products Industry Use a comedone spoon, available from chemists, to release blackheads - this works better if the skin has been warmed to open the pores. THE MONDAY SUPPLEMENT: HEALTH & BEAUTY: DON'T SCRATCH THE SURFACE by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)	combustion rate combustion shock combustion train combustion tube combustion turbine combustion wave combustion-chamber volume combustor combwork Comcast HD Comden, Betty COMDEX COMDEX Virtual Comdisco COME FROM come-along Comecon Comedian Comedie Francaise Comédie Française Comedie-Ballet Comédie-Ballet Comédie-Française comedo comedocarcinoma Comedone comedor Comedy Comedy of Errors Comedy of Errors, The comedy of manners comendite Comenius, John Amos Comensa Comephorus comes Comesomatidae Comesomatoidea Comet Comet Arend-Roland Comet Astronomy Comet Biela comet family comet group Comet Hale-Bopp Comet Halley Comet Hyakutake Comet Kohoutek Comet Seeker Comet Shoemaker-Levy Comet, Artificial	comedienne comedienne comediennes comedies comedies comedies of manners comedies of manners Comedietta COMEDNOREAST comedo comedo comedo comedo nevus COMEDOC comedocarcinoma comedocarcinoma comedocarcinoma comedocarcinomas comedocarcinomas comedocarcinomas comedocarcinomata comedocarcinomata comedocarcinomata comedogenic comedogenic Comedogenicity Comedolytic comedomastitis comedomastitis comedomastitis Comedone comedones comedones comedones comedor comedos comedos comedos comedown comedown comedowns comedowns COMEDS COMEDSOUEAST comedy comedy comedy comedy comedy ballet Comedy Central Comedy Central Nederland Comedy Exchange Association comedy of errors comedy of errors Comedy of Errors, The comedy of manners comedy of manners Comedy relief Comedy writer Comedy writer Comedy Writers Television Workshop

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Retinoids prevent comedone formation by normalizing desquamation of the follicular epithelium.

Nutritional Influences on acne vulgaris by Werbach, Melvyn R. / Townsend Letter

Eventually, the sebum moves outward to the skin's surface to cause a comedone or clogged pore.

Some cosmetic solutions for skin care problems by Fishman, Harvey M. / Household & Personal Products Industry

Use a comedone spoon, available from chemists, to release blackheads - this works better if the skin has been warmed to open the pores.

THE MONDAY SUPPLEMENT: HEALTH & BEAUTY: DON'T SCRATCH THE SURFACE by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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