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Clogged pores lead to skin lesions: Acne is an inflammatory disease that occurs when the pores of the skin become clogged. Once a pore becomes clogged, it traps skin oil and bacteria inside, leading to an acne lesion.

Where on the body: Acne occurs most often on the face, neck, back, and chest.

Scars: Depending on genetic makeup and how severe the acne lesions are, scarring can be left behind.

Who: Almost everyone experiences acne, especially during adolescence. A high percentage of adults also continue to experience acne, though its severity tends to gradually lessen over time. It afflicts people of all ethnicities and is treated the same regardless.

Avoid unnecessary skin irritation: Our skin is healthiest and clearest when it is balanced. The less irritation your skin experiences, the better it is able to remain clear. Sources of irritation include anything which rubs, scratches, or comes into prolonged contact with your skin. To best clear acne, try to keep your skin as untouched as possible. Also try to avoid anything which sends your skin out of balance, such as over-washing the skin, sunburns, shaving with irritating razors, and pore-clogging cosmetics. And absolutely, positively, do not pick at your skin.

Popping a pimple: None of us likes to walk around with pus-filled pimples. Done correctly, properly popping a pimple with a clear white or yellow head can actually help speed up healing.

Ongoing treatment can get the skin completely clear and keep it that way for years if need be. However, aside from Accutane^®, there is no other oral or topical treatment for acne which produces long-lasting remission of acne symptoms.

Many other topical and oral treatments exist for acne, most of which produce moderate, yet incomplete, results. Home remedies, aside from a few exceptions, tend to produce little to no results.