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Acne drug increase depression risk

May 29, 2008

Canadian scientists discovered that the most commonly used acne drug – Accutane greatly increase risk of depression. (more…)

Acne Rosasea – Don’t you have it?

May 14, 2008

Acne Rosacea affects millions of people worldwide, although some of those afflicted with the skin condition are not aware that they have it. For some people, the condition looks similar to a sunburn or flushing of the cheeks. Rosacea – often knows as acne rosacea – is a long term or chronic dermatitis that involves inflammation of the cheeks, forehead, nose or eyelids. (more…)

Acne scars

May 12, 2008

Acne scars are the marks left behind by lesions that had not healed or had become inflamed. There are only two types of acne scars. The simplest scar is nothing more than a spot of skin bearing a brown, pink or purple colour, testimony to the fact that a pimple had been there. The second type is called the ice pick scar and it is a small hole in the skin where the lesion used to be. Scars are usually left behind only by inflamed lesions, such as pustules, nodules or cysts. However, squeezing open a comedo could result in an inflamed lesion and a scar.

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