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[willow569]

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[medic]

"or develop new-onset acne after the teenaged years." Fuck, that's me.

[willow569]

"or develop new-onset acne after the teenaged years." Fuck, that's me.

Yeah, me too!!! Thought it was interesting too that the younger people in the study were more likely than the older people to report ever having had acne in their lifetimes. The authors can't be sure if that is due to a recall bias (older people forgot about the acne they had when they were younger, buts it fresher in the minds of younger people) or if there really has been a change in the prevalence of acne.

The gap in rates between men and women increases across each age group too - so as women get into their 30s, 40s (and even 50s), they are at least twice as likely to still be getting acne breakouts as men are.