Acne for Dummies
Chapter One
Dealing with Acne
In This Chapter
* Putting your best face forward
* Outlining treatment options
* Seeking the cure
* Looking at the look-alikes
Benjamin Franklin said, "In this world nothing can be said to be
certain, except death and taxes," to which I would add a third
certainty - acne. Acne is one of those equally dreaded, nearly universal
experiences through which most of us pass during our teen
years and, more recently, is increasingly coming back to revisit
many of us as adults. In this chapter, you find out that you're not
alone in your desire to have clear skin. Along the way, you discover
that acne is a treatable condition and many of the treatment
options are made to order for your type of acne.
Acne Explained
Acne is the most common skin disorder in the world. Blemishes,
bumps, papules, pustules, spots, whiteheads, zits, goobers, the
plague, or whatever you call it, almost everyone is liable to get it.
In the United States and Canada, acne affects 45 to 55 million individuals
at some point in their lives, the vast majority of whom are
teenagers. In fact, nearly 80 percent of all y ... read full excerpt from Acne For Dummies ebook
