| Acne lesions arise from pilosebaceous units, which consist of sebaceous glands and small hair follicles. |
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| Acne is a disorder of the pilosebaceous unit, which is made up of a hair follicle, sebaceous gland and a hair. |
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| Histologically, they have a central plate composed of immature elastic cartilage and are surrounded by adipose tissue, hair follicles, pilosebaceous units, and eccrine glands. |
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| It reduces androgen effects at the hair follicle and pilosebaceous unit, decreasing hirsutism and acne. |
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| We wish to thank Charles Fredman for his artistic recreation of the pilosebaceous unit. |
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| The pilosebaceous unit is responsible for the formation of sebum on the surface of skin. |
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