This is a question I'd love to know the answer to!
I have severe back acne on my back, chest and even my butt.
My face has a few spots; it's mild acne.

My question is, if you had to pick one of the two, would you choose severe body acne, or severe facial acne?

It's hard for me to give an opinion considering my face isn't severe (yet..), but I think body acne is pretty damn terrible.
The people I know think body acne is almost unheard of, and so when they find out that I have it they think I'm like a crazy person, I for one also do not have the confidence to remove my top in front of anyone else, and so I reject invitations to go to the beach, the swimming pools, or even invitations to get naked with my girlfriend.

I know facial acne is of course incredibly terrible, I'm no stranger to terrible break outs, but at least people understand your condition (in a sense that what they see is what they get).
Imagine the shock people have when you take off your top to reveal a scar ridden, spot infested chest and back!

All for/against arguments/opinions are welcome, thanks

Hey I have a horrible case of bacne and i'd rather have this than bad acne on my face anyday.. pics:

http://www.acne.org/messageboard/findpost-p2718024.html

Yes you make a good point about not taking off the shirt but it sucks to have your acne on display to the world because its on your face

This post has been edited by acne_makes_me_very_sad: Oct 29 2009, 04:10 PM

I'de rather have bacne I guess although it really sucks, most people never see my back. My face is nearly pefectly clear. This raises an interesting question though, why is my face clear and my back not? I have had facial acne in the past but it went away and hasn't really been a problem for years. Maybe if my back was exposed to fresh air and sunshine as much as my face is then it would heal. hhrrmmmm...