Although we all want to prevent acne breakouts on our faces, sometimes we have to address the blemishes we already have. It is good practice to put time and effort into keeping a clear complexion, but it is also good practice to look in the mirror and face the pimples. They are there and they […]

A clear complexion is a sign of good health and it is associated with our idea of beauty. Clear skin is not always easy to maintain. Sometimes, we find pimples and blemishes appearing seemingly out of nowhere and this can be very aggravating, especially for those of us who follow a strict regimen of proper […]

A clear complexion is a sign of good health and it is associated with our idea of beauty. Clear skin is not always easy to maintain. Sometimes, we find pimples and blemishes appearing seemingly out of nowhere and this can be very aggravating, especially for those of us who follow a strict regimen of proper […]

I didn’t know anything about Laser treatment for acne and acne scar removal to blend, or diminish the pocks and other marks, then. It was the 1980s, and I was not all that focused on beauty (but rather on getting through graduate school, therapy, and three jobs); and I was ignorant about skin care innovations.
But […]

Acne is, granted, one of those human flaws that unfortunately appear externally, so, unlike a genealogy of family members who are mentally ill or alcoholic, we cannot hide or keep secret the seemingly fatal flaw. I agree: acne makes for socially disastrous results. It can hurl us into depression, see us into obsession—into staring at ourselves for hours, picking, poking, squeezing, and popping, and can impel us to study and pursue such seemingly desperate measures as spending hours poring over acne and Retin A reports and case studies…

It seems like every acne cleanser promises a miracle cure, but few of them really deliver. I have suffered from acne for years, and even though I have cut down to just one fast food meal a day, each acne cleanser I try does little or nothing for my problem. Some times they […]