How and Why You Get Acne

Almost 100% of girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 17 years old, will get some form of acne; whether it be a light case or a severe form… and this is regardless of race or ethnicity.
     
According to research, 40% of these cases are severe enough that they require the intervention of a physician or dermatologist. Acne usually lasts anywhere from five to ten years, going away sometime around the early twenties.

Acne is supposed to affect men and women equally, although research is inconclusive on this point. And, in some cases acne can affect a person as late as their thirties, beyond this age it is rare, but there have been some cases.

Acne also has some impact on the economy too. Americans spend more than a hundred million dollars a year on over the counter medication. So one could say, acne is a thriving industry in this country!

Those who get acne between the ages of 12 to 17 are going through puberty, which leads to hormonal changes. In some cases, vitamins could be taken, but this hasn’t been found to enhance the healing of acne. In teenage girls, it also seems acne occurs during or just before the menstrual cycle. In both cases hormones and an imbalance of hormones are related.

The question as to why people get acne literally has no conclusive answer. The best answer so far is a chemical or hormonal imbalance in both men and women.

Research has shown, however, that acne cases among women and the acne flare ups occurred during the menstruation cycle and pregnancy. However, women seem to be more effective at getting rid of the acne than men. This is the result of women treating the acne; compared to most male teens and men do no treat acne as often.

Interestingly, research has also shown that out of grown men and women who have a problem with acne into their late twenties and early thirties, women have more severe scarring than men. However, they are more adept at covering up this scarring with make up.

At this juncture, research continues on the skin disease acne, determining why it occurs, what causes it and most importantly, how it can be prevented.

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