Acne: A Visible Outbreak of Stress

Acne: A Visible Outbreak of Stress

Acne has long been known to cause stress. Now, a new study offers evidence that what has long been suspected -- that stress causes acne -- may also be true.


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Helping Your Teenager Deal With Acne

Helping Your Teenager Deal With Acne

07 September 2008

Your Teen’s Acne is Not Unavoidable While acne may be a rite of passage for most teenagers, knowing that fact certainly doesn’t make it any easier to deal with. In the past, however, it used to be an unavoidable scourge. Now there are many treatments available to help your teen get clearer skin and maintain [...]

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Keep watch for Accutane Side Effects

Keep watch for Accutane Side Effects

04 July 2008

Q: My teenage son has acne and I just picked up his Accutane (isotretinoin) from the pharmacy. I’ve been reading on the Internet about it, and now I’m worried about starting him on it. His skin isn’t that bad. Can it really cause suicide? - K.S. in Tulsa, Okla. A: Possibly, but so many factors contribute to suicide, [...]

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Avoid Mixing Cosmetics

Avoid Mixing Cosmetics

04 July 2008

If I want to simplify my beauty routine, or for other reasons, I sometimes mix my products together. For example, I will mix 10 percent benzoyl peroxide gel with my moisturizer for a 2.5 percent anti-acne medication. Or I add a couple drops of pure salicylic acid to a benzoyl peroxide product. Occasionally, I add [...]

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Acne drug found to raise more risks

Acne drug found to raise more risks

04 July 2008

A powerful and popular acne drug whose use is already closely monitored because it can cause serious birth defects triggers higher levels of cholesterol and liver enzymes than previously reported, according to a study released yesterday. The drug, isotretinoin, commonly marketed as Accutane, is a prescription treatment for severe acne, but is also known to have [...]

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Staying Active

02 July 2008

Another way acne patients deal with emotional issues is by staying active. Getting involved in activities that are fun and that focus on others helps people with acne to forget about their appearance while raising their self-esteem. Supporting a cause, joining a club or church group, or doing volunteer work are a few of the [...]

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Coping with Emotional Issues

02 July 2008

While people with acne should avoid certain activities and environments and practice good health habits to improve the physical symptoms of acne, they also must deal with the emotional issues caused by acne in order to lead happier lives. One such issue is low self-esteem. Talking with a counselor or a psychologist helps acne patients [...]

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Avoiding Unhealthy Environments

01 July 2008

Just as people with acne avoid shaving with a dry razor, they also often avoid certain environments that can worsen acne symptoms. Oil in the air in the kitchen of a fast-food restaurant or in a gas station, for example, can settle on the skin of acne patients and clog hair follicles, causing acne outbreaks. [...]

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Avoiding Activities That Worsen Acne

30 June 2008

Even when acne patients carefully practice good health habits, certain activities can worsen acne symptoms and should therefore be avoided. One such activity is squeezing acne lesions. Because acne lesions are filled with oil or pus, many acne patients think that they can reduce the size of a lesion and clear their skin by squeezing [...]

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