January 12, 2012
It is an unfortunate fact of life that some people take pleasure in mocking other for their misfortune, as one teenage girl from Hampshire found out. The girl, now eighteen, suffered from severe acne throughout her teenage years, with papules and pustules forming on the skin on her face.
Bullies at school labelled her ‘dartboard’ and [...]
January 5, 2012
Although active acne can be a terrible affliction that can cause considerable distress to those who suffer from it, the scars it leaves behind can be even harder to deal with.
As the inflammation and redness subsides, they can leave hyper pigmented and pitted skin behind that is difficult to hide. Acne can permanently damage skin [...]
January 4, 2012
Star of popular TV programme Glee, Naya Rivera, has revealed that she suddenly started to suffer from acne at the age of twenty four.
She claims that, having been lucky enough to have had clear skin all her life, her adult acne came out of nowhere. As an actress, her acne made her feel extremely self-conscious, [...]
December 28, 2011
A nineteen-year old Californian teenager has taken the brave step of exposing her acne-prone skin to the world, so that she can then demonstrate how to cover it up.
The girl suffers from acne that affects her face, neck, chest and back, and explains in the video she posted herself on YouTube just how much the [...]
December 21, 2011
More and more adults and women in particular, are developing acne, even if they have never suffered from it before. We used to think that acne was a teenage affliction that would disappear once adulthood was reached.
Modern society and lifestyles have changed all this, however, with busier and more stressful lives thought to be contributing [...]
December 19, 2011
Up to half of all women in their mid-twenties and thirties are suffering from active acne, and the problem seems to be getting worse. Even those who have escaped the blight of acne during their teens are now at risk from developing the problem as an adult.
There are various potential explanations for this increase:
• Stress. [...]
December 7, 2011
Bin that concealer and get yourself treatment for your acne scarring that will help you to rediscover your confidence and improve the appearance of your skin!
It is always important to seek treatment for your acne scars before they cause you any real psychological problems. There is no longer any reason to be held back by [...]
December 7, 2011
Any damage suffered by the skin can result in scarring. Scars are formed when the body tries to repair skin that has been torn or ruptured. While the scars themselves are perfectly normal, the tissue can differ greatly in appearance from the surrounding skin, making them noticeable and difficult to hide.
Acne causes inflamed and infected [...]
December 6, 2011
Unfortunately, acne does not just cause red and painful spots to appear on your skin; it can also leave behind permanent reminders that are seemingly etched into your skin forever. While the spots themselves tend to have a life cycle of about two weeks, the scars are often here to stay.
When they first form, they [...]
December 4, 2011
There are various approaches to the treatment of active acne, from antibiotics to hormone treatments, and their success can often vary from person to person.
IPL works in a very specific way, and can provide extremely effective relief from the symptoms of active acne. While it is thought to be the excessive production of sebum that [...]
