Acne Information
Latest Acne Statistics Review

If you are having problems with acne and it seems to you like you are the only one you have to know that acne is one of the most common skin diseases in the United States.

Latest acne information let us know that this skin disease is not contagious but people in of certain age are more prone to it.

Acne develops most prevalently during the teenage years and the early 20s because then the body produces an excessive quantity of oil in the sebaceous glands which is the main cause of acne. But despite this fact acne as a whole affects all ages, races and genders.

This type of skin problem comes in many varieties such as blackheads or whiteheads and unfortunately in worse forms like severe nodular acne and cystic acne.

To fight acne you have to know the main factors that cause or worsen this condition. They might be connected with genetics, hormones, the use of some medications, even the use of oil-based cosmetics, as well as stress, physical irritation or irritation from other outside sources such as humidity and environmental pollutants.

Acne could also be caused by a combination between any of those.  

One of the bad effects of acne is the scars remaining on the face of the person who suffers from this type of skin disease. Information and statistics estimated that the majority of people between 12 and 24 years old will suffer from acne ( about 85% ) and unfortunately, 25% of them will have permanent scars and they may range from severe to light.

But as it was mentioned before, not only young people have that problem. The fact is that over 20% of all adults have active acne but despite of this acne is considered a social taboo and only 11% of acne sufferers seek help.

Only in the United States there are 60 million people who have active acne and in 20 million Americans this problem is bad enough to cause scars.

Information on a possible treatment?

People should know that this disease is thoroughly treatable and they should seek help. From all the researches made till this moment it becomes clear that people are either not aware of this fact or they are ashamed to talk to a doctor about that.

 The results show that only a small part of the acne sufferers will see a physician, a little more will go to a skin care center or use an over-the-counter medication from a drug store or pharmacy. The greatest part of the people which is more than 40 per cent will do nothing and stay with that problem for their whole life.