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While it may sound surprising because people are usually covered up, body acne is present in about 50% of people who have facial acne. Body acne on its own, without facial...

Acne on the front of the neck is very similar to facial acne, both occurring on very sensitive areas of the skin, and it is treated similarly. However, skin on...

The skin of the face is thinner and contains a higher concentration of skin oil glands when compared to the skin of the rest of the body. This is why acne...

The skin on the face and upper body contain more and larger skin oil glands compared with other parts of the body, and these glands produce more skin oil than elsewhere...

Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, commonly referred to simply as hyperpigmentation, refers to the dark and/or red spots that stay on the skin after acne lesions heal. Hyperpigmentation is far more common in...

Although we would expect Aloe to improve acne through its healing properties, scientific evidence to date indicates that Aloe is not likely to help acne to a measurable degree.Anti-inflammatory effects: The anti-inflammatory activity demonstrated by Aloe appears...

Accutane (isotretinoin) is an oral medication sometimes prescribed for severe acne. It is a vitamin A derivative that causes severe birth defects. For ethical reasons, there are no studies that investigate...

Antibiotics can sometimes be somewhat effective in treating acne. However, there are several problems with using antibiotics to treat acne: Oftentimes, antibiotics fail to work at all. When they do work,...