to put it as simple and plain jane as it is...cures dont make money in the long term

With today's technology and medical advancements why can't they at least come up with a cure or a vaccine or shot to prevent acne from forming? They have cures for so many serious diseases but THEY HAVEN'T FOUND A CURE FOR ACNE YET!? ITS FUCKING RIDICULOUS. I swear, if I become a doctor or dermatologist when I am older I will find a cure for this horrible disease. Also why is it that doctors and physicians classify acne vulgaris as a non-serious disease, when it can cause so much depression and damage in someone's life. THIS IS THE 21st CENTURY FOR FUCK SAKES, WE SHOULD HAVE A CURE FOR ACNE BY NOW, but nooooooo still the same things like benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, blah blah blah. The best acne treatment out right now (well with the best results) is Accutane. Are you kidding me? The best treatment is a drug that has so many side effects, it can cause birth defects, suicidal thoughts and depression, hair loss, joint pain, the list of side effects just goes on and on... I am very disappointed in today's society and the doctors who don't even care about people with acne, they just prescribe us stupid stuff that the pharmaceutical companies pay them to prescribe. Why can't ONE honest doctor invent a simple cure that will prevent acne from ever forming on your body.

Why can't that be done?

 

Sorry, I just had to get this off my mind.

Agree completely. I think part of the reason is that society thinks acne is not a serious disease because supposedly you will grow out of it. Acne can be very serious if you have the cystic kind (which is what I had). I still have issues after almost 15 years. I have permanent scars that require expensive treatments to remove. Not everyone is lucky enough to just deal with a few small pimples.

I think the only way to cure acne is to stop it inside the pores. Maybe someday doctors will be able to treat acne with nano robots that can go right into the pore and clear blockages. I am optimistic that a cure will be found someday.

With today's technology and medical advancements why can't they at least come up with a cure or a vaccine or shot to prevent acne from forming? They have cures for so many serious diseases but THEY HAVEN'T FOUND A CURE FOR ACNE YET!? ITS FUCKING RIDICULOUS. I swear, if I become a doctor or dermatologist when I am older I will find a cure for this horrible disease. Also why is it that doctors and physicians classify acne vulgaris as a non-serious disease, when it can cause so much depression and damage in someone's life. THIS IS THE 21st CENTURY FOR FUCK SAKES, WE SHOULD HAVE A CURE FOR ACNE BY NOW, but nooooooo still the same things like benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, blah blah blah. The best acne treatment out right now (well with the best results) is Accutane. Are you kidding me? The best treatment is a drug that has so many side effects, it can cause birth defects, suicidal thoughts and depression, hair loss, joint pain, the list of side effects just goes on and on... I am very disappointed in today's society and the doctors who don't even care about people with acne, they just prescribe us stupid stuff that the pharmaceutical companies pay them to prescribe. Why can't ONE honest doctor invent a simple cure that will prevent acne from ever forming on your body.

Why can't that be done?

 

Sorry, I just had to get this off my mind.

 

Agree completely. I think part of the reason is that society thinks acne is not a serious disease because you will grow out of it. Acne can be very serious if you have the cystic kind (which is what I had). I have permanent scars that require expensive treatments to remove. Not everyone is lucky enough to just deal with a few small pimples.

 

I think the only way to cure acne is to stop it inside the pores. Maybe someday doctors will be able to acne with nano robots that can go right into the poor and clear blockages. I am optimistic that a cure will be found someday.

 

Yes, I was thinking about a vaccine or something that can be taken before someone starts puberty that will prevent the hormones that cause acne vulgaris to form, I hope that they will have a cure by the time I have children.

I'm sure everyone on this site would love a cure for acne, including me.

But, there are tons of other diseases that don't have cures either. Acne is not alone in the category.

I'm sure everyone on this site would love a cure for acne, including me.

 

But, there are tons of other diseases that don't have cures either. Acne is not alone in the category.

Yes you are right but it is ridiculous in the amount of technology and medical technology in this day and age that there is still no cure for acne. They have the right equipment and research, but they just can't develop a cure yet? They should really start to focus on this subject, instead of saying that it "will pass over time", in which many cases it won't. I'm sure it wouldn't even take too long, they supposedly know a lot about Acne Vulgaris but they still cannot find a cure. It sickens me.

I for one, call for the new world order

I'm sure everyone on this site would love a cure for acne, including me.

 

But, there are tons of other diseases that don't have cures either. Acne is not alone in the category.

 

Yes you are right but it is ridiculous in the amount of technology and medical technology in this day and age that there is still no cure for acne. They have the right equipment and research, but they just can't develop a cure yet? They should really start to focus on this subject, instead of saying that it "will pass over time", in which many cases it won't. I'm sure it wouldn't even take too long, they supposedly know a lot about Acne Vulgaris but they still cannot find a cure. It sickens me.

 

If you've ever been through chemistry or biology, diseases and genetics are extremely complicated. I can't even begin to describe it all. Genetics is a very huge part in the development of many diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes, Down's Syndrome, Schizophrenia. Genetics are so complicated that it's hard to pinpoint those that are involved in certain diseases, including acne. Scientists have not unlocked everything about genetics yet; if they did, then we'd know cures for many diseases. It's not very easy to find a cure for any disease, let alone for acne.

Oh, and about "cures don't make money in the long term". Yes they would make money. Whoever finds a cure for acne will become a multi-billionaire overnight, as well as gaining massive fame. There is a gigantic incentive (not necessarily money) for scientists to develop a 100% safe cure. Same thing goes for someone finding a cure for the common cold, or AIDS.

I'm sure everyone on this site would love a cure for acne, including me.

 

But, there are tons of other diseases that don't have cures either. Acne is not alone in the category.

 

Yes you are right but it is ridiculous in the amount of technology and medical technology in this day and age that there is still no cure for acne. They have the right equipment and research, but they just can't develop a cure yet? They should really start to focus on this subject, instead of saying that it "will pass over time", in which many cases it won't. I'm sure it wouldn't even take too long, they supposedly know a lot about Acne Vulgaris but they still cannot find a cure. It sickens me.

 

 

If you've ever been through chemistry or biology, diseases and genetics are extremely complicated. I can't even begin to describe it all. Genetics is a very huge part in the development of many diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes, Down's Syndrome, Schizophrenia. Genetics are so complicated that it's hard to pinpoint those that are involved in certain diseases, including acne. Scientists have not unlocked everything about genetics yet; if they did, then we'd know cures for many diseases. It's not very easy to find a cure for any disease, let alone for acne.

 

Oh, and about "cures don't make money in the long term". Yes they would make money. Whoever finds a cure for acne will become a multi-billionaire overnight, as well as gaining massive fame. There is a gigantic incentive (not necessarily money) for scientists to develop a 100% safe cure. Same thing goes for someone finding a cure for the common cold, or AIDS.

 

Mostly agree.

Yes they would make money for a cure, but it has to be a profitable cure of course. Aka, a prescription. Dermatologists, and the research that goes into the current pharmaceuticals for acne, are in bed with drug companies. If a drug isn't the cure for acne, then it's not being researched heavily. The issue is a bit complicated for this reason.

And I agree about the complexity of acne. It's a symptom of multi-factorial causes, and its roots range as far genetics. Genetics! How much do we know about genetics? Hm? Next to nothing. We have infinitesimal knowledge in that regard. I mean, just the psychobiological, immunodermatological implications behind the pathogenesis of acne alone, clue you into the extraordinarily complex causes. Could one simple drug possibly be a "cure" to this?

It just sucks. As it stands, we are just SOL.

Your preaching to the choir, bud. Preach on. I feel you.

Yes they would make money for a cure, but it has to be a profitable cure of course. Aka, a prescription. Dermatologists, and the research that goes into the current pharmaceuticals for acne, are in bed with drug companies. If a drug isn't the cure for acne, then it's not being researched heavily. The issue is a bit complicated for this reason.

 

And I agree about the complexity of acne. It's a symptom of multi-factorial causes, and its roots range as far genetics. Genetics! How much do we know about genetics? Hm? Next to nothing. We have infinitesimal knowledge in that regard. I mean, just the psychobiological, immunodermatological implications behind the pathogenesis of acne alone, clue you into the extraordinarily complex causes. Could one simple drug possibly be a "cure" to this?

 

It just sucks. As it stands, we are just SOL.

I agree. There's so much more money to be made over a continuous subscription to prescriptions than any kind of cure. How can you sell medicine when they aren't people needing medication? It's a very ugly picture, but the real one. Of course, prescription treatments do work for a good amount of people, but I've always been fascinated how I, along with many members here, seen to always be a part of that meager 1-10% of the population where X treatment doesn't work for them. Keep searching though, I do believe that there's something for everyone!

Probably greed. You see, as long as we have acne they will keep making money; as we come back more and more for stupid products that either causes serious side effects or just plain doesn't work (which most of them don't), and then they keep getting more money. This is my thoughts on why they haven't found a cure yet. Greed. But these are just my thoughts, could be anything else. But what i need is a cure for scars, lol. Anyway, agree 100% on what you said man.

Yes they would make money for a cure, but it has to be a profitable cure of course. Aka, a prescription. Dermatologists, and the research that goes into the current pharmaceuticals for acne, are in bed with drug companies. If a drug isn't the cure for acne, then it's not being researched heavily. The issue is a bit complicated for this reason.

 

And I agree about the complexity of acne. It's a symptom of multi-factorial causes, and its roots range as far genetics. Genetics! How much do we know about genetics? Hm? Next to nothing. We have infinitesimal knowledge in that regard. I mean, just the psychobiological, immunodermatological implications behind the pathogenesis of acne alone, clue you into the extraordinarily complex causes. Could one simple drug possibly be a "cure" to this?

 

It just sucks. As it stands, we are just SOL.

 

I agree. There's so much more money to be made over a continuous subscription to prescriptions than any kind of cure. How can you sell medicine when they aren't people needing medication? It's a very ugly picture, but the real one. Of course, prescription treatments do work for a good amount of people, but I've always been fascinated how I, along with many members here, seen to always be a part of that meager 1-10% of the population where X treatment doesn't work for them. Keep searching though, I do believe that there's something for everyone!

 

Subscription to a prescription. Perfect.

Probably greed. You see, as long as we have acne they will keep making money; as we come back more and more for stupid products that either causes serious side effects or just plain doesn't work (which most of them don't), and then they keep getting more money. This is my thoughts on why they haven't found a cure yet. Greed. But these are just my thoughts, could be anything else. But what i need is a cure for scars, lol. Anyway, agree 100% on what you said man.

The world is so fucked up, all they care about is money. I swear you can't even trust doctors and dermatologists anymore, they just want to make money off of you. I hope one day a team of specialists in a lab somewhere who don't care about making money and becoming famous, develop a cure for acne.

I remember someone who is very knowledgable regarding hair loss and ongoing research regarding a cure for that saying that it was a mistake to think that a cure is deliberately not made for the reason that all sorts of snake oils are more profitable. He assured people that a lot more money was to be made from an actual cure. I think the same is the case with acne and scars.

I agree. At least with cancer you can cut out the tumor or chop off a part of your body and it's gone. Acne, on the other hand, is completely different.

It bugs me that we have cures and treatments for so much more severe and life threatening diseases and yet this does not somehow translate to curing acne.

We can put a man on a moon yet we can't build a car that doesn't rust. Same with the common cold. It's BS. Doctors need to get it together already.

Truthfully I think I would rather have acne than cancer, I think the reason why there isn't a "cure" for acne is that there's more pressing diseases to be tended to as acne isn't physically harmful. There's some truth that you can sometimes remove a tumor, but would you rather lose say a leg or have bad acne? As much as acne sucks, there are much more terrible conditions out there and I am thankful that I'm healthy, but spotty.

There is a cure. Finding your personal dietary triggers. Takes more work than just popping a pill, but changes your face and your health dramatically.

Probably greed. You see, as long as we have acne they will keep making money; as we come back more and more for stupid products that either causes serious side effects or just plain doesn't work (which most of them don't), and then they keep getting more money. This is my thoughts on why they haven't found a cure yet. Greed. But these are just my thoughts, could be anything else. But what i need is a cure for scars, lol. Anyway, agree 100% on what you said man.

 

The world is so fucked up, all they care about is money. I swear you can't even trust doctors and dermatologists anymore, they just want to make money off of you. I hope one day a team of specialists in a lab somewhere who don't care about making money and becoming famous, develop a cure for acne.

 

I agree! All everyone cares about it money, money, money and of course money. Money can't buy you everything!

I feel like there is a cure for some diseases out there but the government is just hiding it so they could keep on making money.

Probably greed. You see, as long as we have acne they will keep making money; as we come back more and more for stupid products that either causes serious side effects or just plain doesn't work (which most of them don't), and then they keep getting more money. This is my thoughts on why they haven't found a cure yet. Greed. But these are just my thoughts, could be anything else. But what i need is a cure for scars, lol. Anyway, agree 100% on what you said man.

 

The world is so fucked up, all they care about is money. I swear you can't even trust doctors and dermatologists anymore, they just want to make money off of you. I hope one day a team of specialists in a lab somewhere who don't care about making money and becoming famous, develop a cure for acne.

 

I agree! All everyone cares about it money, money, money and of course money. Money can't buy you everything!

 

I feel like there is a cure for some diseases out there but the government is just hiding it so they could keep on making money.

 

Interesting thread. I am not saying it IS the case with acne but surely people, do not be so naive to think the government is all for the common good. Governments the world over have doen terrible things for greed and other reasons , done crazy experimants ever heard of the Tuskeegee experiment...?

I dont think its far-fetched at all to believe if someone did find a cure "THEY "would suppress it on purpose unless it made more $$ than the treatments. Which is unlikely.

Im not a conspiracy theorist but I am not naive.

However until THEY release THe cure its pretty much each man to his own , best luck in finding what works for you.

I agree. At least with cancer you can cut out the tumor or chop off a part of your body and it's gone.

Unfortunately, this is not how it works.

So...why isn't there a cure for acne?

Think about it for a minute...isn't it amazing that in today's modern world, a cure for acne cannot be found when there are so many amazing medical discoveries every year!

When you think logically about it, it isn't that hard to understand why this is the case.

Put yourself in the shoes of the people who finance most, if not all of the medical research carried out for new drugs and medicines...the pharmaceutical companies.

These companies have to maintain high yearly profits for their shareholders so, that being the case, why would they spend their time and the money of their shareholders, researching a cure for acne? Where is the profit in doing that? No more acne means no more acne treatments, and, as you have probably guessed by now, is where the money is at.

The sale of acne treatments is what is commonly referred to as a 'cash cow' in business. A never ending supply of desperate customers, willing and eager to buy the next hyped treatment for a condition that is not life threatening, and may very well clear on it's own...as I have said, put yourself in their shoes...would you create a cure?

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I don't think greed is an issue.

Certain people use certain treatments. Everyone doesn't use the same treatments. If a cure was made, just about everyone would buy it. I could understand if the gov. kept it from us because it would want help the economy by people consuming goods to treat their acne. I really doubt any individual or company would keep it from us. If they were greedy, they'd be more likely to sell it because that individual or company would make billions of $.

Even if that individual or company sells treatments, why would they keep the cure away from us? Instead of a small amount of people buying their treatments, they would have demand from the whole world.

In my opinion, there isn't a cure. Acne has so many different causes. True, our technology is advanced, but we still don't have a cure for the common cold.

And to everyone attacking the scientists, etc, stop attacking them and try it for yourself. If you can't do it, why expect others to do it? That's crazy.

What makes me mad is that doctor's have invented stuff that has to do with aging like Viagra or Botox but can't invent a cure for acne. I understand that people who go and get these treatments aren't always shallow and that it effects them in the same way acne effects us but if doctor's can do treatments like that that help with all kinds of problems then why not put in some work to at least effectively treat acne. With serious, life threatening diseases there's usually a lot of things you can do to prevent it, like with a shot. Although that doesn't always work, it gives the person some sense of security that they're being protected. But with acne? Nothing other than good hygiene, a healthy diet, blah, blah. People here have heard it and tried it all. Almost everyone gets acne at some point in their life, mild or severe. It sucks and hurts our self esteem and probably makes us lose out on a lot of fun things. I think it deserves to receive more attention from doctors and dermatologists because it deforms us and hurts us psychologically. As for the government keeping the cure from us? Possibly. Businesses do receive millions each year for their products and having a cure = no money. But if there is a culprit behind it, then it'd probably be the big acne companies preventing that. All we can do now is either wait for there to be a brave, brilliant soul to help us all out or we can do something ourselves. If we study and really want to nip this problem in the butt then we can possibly be that person. Because we know how it feels, we've been there, tried that. And if we do find that magic cure we won't let it get to our heads and hopefully even give it for free to those who desperately need it. Just remember, it costs money for research so you better believe that people want a profit to pay back all that. Sorry if i'm rambling and sound naive or stupid. Just had to get that off my mind. Especially the end haha

my point exactly.

I mean we can cure cancer, how hard can it be?