Acne is breakouts of pimples that usually occur on the face with the exception of severe acne, which can include the neck, the back, shoulders and chest. They can occur at any place on the body that the sebaceous glands are over producing.
Acne affects all races and can begin as young as ten years old and last in to the forties, although it is most common between age eleven and thirty. It can be caused by different factors, which include heredity, hormones, stress, medications, and even cosmetics, however the exact cause for acne is unknown.
According to statistics there are an estimated 80 percent of people between the ages of 11 and 30 that have suffered acne out breaks at some point. This can be a simple breakout, or a more severe case of acne, and while a breakout can seem like it occurs overnight it actually takes weeks. The blemish begins approximately two or three weeks prior to breaking out on the skin in the sebaceous hair follicles, also known as pores.
Severe acne is a form of acne that has little relief from pimples, pustules and can include cysts and other types of blemishes. This is also a form of acne that includes four different types of acne included under the category of severe...
Treating acne is unlike treating other conditions, what might work for one person may not work for another. This means there is no one right treatment, there are some people that need to take antibiotics while another person might only need an over the counter product to get rid of their acne...
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