Conditions
Acne
When talking about how we switch on to the opposite sex during puberty, comedian Eddie Izzard once said: “You think, ‘I want to get off with people, so I’d better look my best. Then Mother Nature says, ‘No! You will look the worst you’ll ever look in your life!’”
The common skin condition, acne, is often to blame, with around 80% of teenagers afflicted with some degree of acne between the ages of 13 and 18 years (although, a minority of cases may also start in adulthood). Commonly occurring on the face, arms, back and chest, acne occurs in puberty because of changes to hormone levels, which cause the sebaceous glands to produce increased amounts of sebum that blocks the hair follicles and causes spots ranging from blackheads to painful red nodules. Acne can often correct itself, but there are also a number of over-the-counter and prescription treatments available.
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I'm a 24m and have the following problems and need help 1. acne on the back n face and chest have excessive hair growth so waxed my chest which resulted in more growth, also shaving leads to a lot of skin irritation and more acne on th face. I wanted to know if i can reduce the hair growth in some way 2 excessive hair loss, itchy scalp and dandruff 3. the inner side of my thighs have become back. from inside n the skin is a bit rough. i dont feel pain or burning, at times due to sweat i feel itchy but no irritation in the area as such 4. worst of all i've got some small white sports on the pennis and i'm not sure what they are. been to embarrassed to get them checked. so please i need some help as to what to do.
When people talk about scars from spots, does that include red marks left from where you've had spots? Because the only scars I hear about are potholes. Because I'm 18 and I've suffered badly with spots since I was 15 on my face and upper back/shoulders and now I have loads of red marks everywhere but no potholes. So are these red marks scars or will these eventually clear? Also on my back/shoulders I have raised lumps which seem like scar tissue and I think these are from spots, will these clear up?
I am a 20yr old male and still suffer from spots, its extremely demoralising and a confidence breaker. I wash my face daily and use all the recommended face washes and creams but still...spotty face. Help!
My fiance Sarah is 25. She has suffered with bad skin all of her life. I love her to bits and would love her to over come this issue that i feel stops her from fulfilling her life. It makes her stressed and smashes her confidence.Please please could you help us with advice or treatment. I'm pretty sure she has tried and tested everything available. Thank you for your time.. Kind regards Andy.. x
I have severe acne on my face/back, i am currently on oratane and my back is filled with scars from top to bottom all over the place and it is really embrassing. Is there anything i can do to improve the healing of the scars? please help
hey (: im 13 and to be honest the BEST THING, that I DO, to get rid of myy scars on my face is wash with a special wash, from boots and rub ice cubes on your face after you've washed it, that closes the poors with the wash inside which will make the acne scars dissapear 10% over night (: hope this helped xxxx
hey (: im 13 and to be honest the BEST THING, that I DO, to get rid of myy scars on my face is wash with a special wash, from boots and rub ice cubes on your face after you've washed it, that closes the poors with the wash inside which will make the acne scars dissapear 10% over night (: hope this helped xxxx
hey (: im 13 and to be honest the BEST THING, that I DO, to get rid of myy scars on my face is wash with a special wash, from boots and rub ice cubes on your face after you've washed it, that closes the poors with the wash inside which will make the acne scars dissapear 10% over night (: hope this helped xxxx
hey (: im 13 and to be honest the BEST THING, that I DO, to get rid of myy scars on my face is wash with a special wash, from boots and rub ice cubes on your face after you've washed it, that closes the poors with the wash inside which will make the acne scars dissapear 10% over night (: hope this helped xxxx
hi im 22 and i have polycystic overies and get very bad spots, i went onto the pill dianette which after a few months cleared them up very well and they went away but am i going to be spotty for the rest of my life because i hate it, it really gets me down and i cant stay on the pill forever im stuck please help
I am 16 and have terrible blackheads on my nose which is really annoying. I also have dark cirles under my eyes. Please could anyone help me? It's really getting on my nerves.
Hi i am 18 and i have and still do get acne from the age of 13, i have been left with scars and i wanted to know which is the fastest most effective way of getting rid of them for good For example laser treatment and how much?
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i have large red spots on my testicles,they are hard and very sore...does anybody know what they are? by sean
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sounds like ingrown hairs, best thing to crue it is a lotion called Skin Doctors Ingrow Go Ingrown Hair Lotion, the best place to get it is Boots and it cost about £10.
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