Just a few weeks ago I’ve reported of a bank robber who’s face was acne ridden. Now here comes another piece of news about another robber, and part of his description was ‘ He is clean-shaven and has scarring on his face, possibly caused by acne, police said’. Nice. (more…)

One of the many trials of the teens is the adolescent affliction called acne, characterized by small pimples and blackheads particularly on the face, and at times on the chest and back. Although it appears most of the times during the teen years, young children and older people can equally become acne ridden.

Research has been done for many years in trying to find what really causes acne. Doctors and scientists believe that acne in teens is caused by the physiological change and development that is taking place during those early years. (more…)

Acne is most common in teens. Almost every teenager experienced the dread of acne at one time or another. Acne in teens is called acne vulgaris, and its mild version is a normal condition of puberty and teen years.

The way acne vulgaris works is that it appears on the face (most common place), on the neck, shoulders, the upper back and on the chest. It consists of blackheads or whiteheads, which are noninflamatory or mildly inflammatory lesions. The more severe version of it is nodular or cystic acne. They can be disfiguring and quite painful, and leave permanent scars. (more…)