FDA: Acne can affect people of all ages

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Jan 13 2010

Often portrayed as a scourge of the teen years, acne can affect people of all ages.

"Many see their acne go away by the time they reach their 30s," says Jane Liedtka, a medical officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "But for some, acne persists into their 40s and 50s."

Spurred by inflammation of skin glands and of tiny, narrow canals in the skin known as hair follicles, acne is marked by pimples and other lesions. It commonly appears on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders.

Acne is not usually a serious health condition. "But it can cause significant emotional distress, as well as permanent scarring of skin tissue," says Liedtka.

SOURCE U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Acne, Food, Hair, Inflammation, Neck, Skin

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Jasamin says:

January 26, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Yeh, it really affects an individuals self-esteem and makes a lot of the inspiration that each individual needs to have in order to feel like she has a good life, disappears. You feel misunderstood as If you have chosen to get annoyed by your acne and that the choice of isolation is yours.

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