- Learning About Acne
Taking a proactive approach to treating acne is very important. How you look after your skin every day, along with the treatment you and your doctor select are key steps in your fight to eliminate pimples...
- Hormonal Treatment of Acne: How They Work
Acne is thought to be initiated by the effect of masculinising hormones called "androgens" on oil glands that, during puberty, enlarge and become increasingly sensitive. This results in excessive oil secretion and blockage of pores...
- Acne Myths: Chocolate and Sex Causes Acne!
There are a number of myths about the causes of acne and how to treat it. Here are just a few...
- The Big Squeeze on Acne: A Discussion About Acne Scars
For both scars and stains, the best treatment is avoidance - that is, preventing the acne in the first place or at least treating it early and avoiding picking or squeezing the spots...
- Acne Treatment: Pinpoint the Trigger
Researchers suspect hormones play a role in pore blockage and increased oil production. A blockage creates the build-up of oil within the pore to form blemishes such as blackheads and whiteheads...
- The Unseen Impact of Acne - There is help for those suffering.
While the physical features of acne are readily apparent to us all, the emotional and social impact of acne is often underestimated by non-sufferers. This can be manifested as anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal...
- Has Your Acne Left Scars?
Although acne is temporary, lasting from a few months to a few years, early therapy is necessary to prevent scarring and dyspigmentation, which, untreated, can persist for life...
- Got Acne? Tips to Fighting Acne from Dermatologists
Acne can be more than skin deep. Often, acne doesn't just affect us physically. It can also have an emotional impact...
- Dealing with those nasty pimples - Tips on treating your acne
You don't have to be a teenager to get acne, although generally acne starts during puberty. How you treat it and how early you treat it can have long lasting effects on your skin...
