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 IntroductionWelcome to the website which will bring you all the help you need for looking into, and solving the most common skin problem in the world. Pretty much everyone will suffer this problem in life to a greater or lesser degree and it has been around as long as humans have! Spots, acne, or pimples, are a condition most often found in teenagers but can affect anyone at any age in life. The inflamed spots can appear anywhere on the body, but are usually restricted to the neck and face, and sometimes the shoulders and back. It is a condition which is not totally understood and therefore has many myths surrounding it. Everything from the causes to the treatments have been invented, confused and misinterpreted for the thousands of years that humans have been vain enough to worry how they look! The term 'acne' in fact comes from a Greek writer around the 5th century - so that just goes to show long this particular condition has had a modern term applied to it. It is a condition generally associated with adolescence, and this is because it is often triggered by chemical changes in the body. School can be a difficult time for even the most popular, so to be suffering acne is just one extra thing to deal with. If you're finding it hard, there is plenty of advice here to help you understand and treat the problem. As time goes on acne will diminish in most people, usually disappearing in the early twenties, although in some people it can last a bit longer. Why not start by reading up about the causes of acne and acting upon the simple changes which can be done in terms of your lifestyle to try to restrict your natural susceptibility to it. Once you've started to appreciate the factors which can make it crop up more frequently, then you can start to assess what treatments are best - whether something simple from the high street is suitable, or if a stronger medication from your doctor will be needed. There is no magic cure, but there are some very effective treatments both in the short term and in the long time. Read all about the medicines available on the acne cream page and other changes you can make in lifestyle which might reduce the chance of it occurring. |
