“Adult Acne” explained
I have many clients who have been diagnosed at their dermatologists as having “adult acn e. ” When these clients are in my treatment room for a facial and upon further examination, many times it turns out they simply have a minor breakout. Usually it is caused by improper diet , stress , or perhaps a hormone imbalance . Their breakout certainly needs to be addressed, but I dislike the term adult acne , although it is widely used nowadays to describe problem skin in adults. Technically, even a blackhead has the potential for acne. But it is rare in these individuals diagnosed with adult acne that I see true acne, as opposed to a small breakout. It is all a matter of degree, but the kind of acne I use the term acne for is the full-blown type. An adult can certainly have true acne. But I don’t like overusing the term adult acne when it makes a minor breakout sound much more intense than it really is, lessening the weight of having true acne. Regardless whether you have tr...