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I’ve started getting acne spots. How long do they last? This depends on what type of spots they are and, even then, it can be very difficult to predict what will happen. Some spots will appear and then disappear during the course of a day but others will evolve more gradually through the various stages. Comedones can be very persistent if they don’t get inflamed. Mildly inflamed spots will last 5–10 days before settling down, but can leave a flat red mark (macule) for several weeks. Nodules and cysts may last for weeks or months unless you get some treatment. What is the difference between a whitehead and a yellow- head spot? These two common terms describe quite different types of spot. A whitehead is a closed comedone where the pore is blocked and not open to the air. There is no inflammation (redness). A yellow- head suggests a spot with pus in it. The medical term is a ‘pustule’. Whiteheads may become yellowheads if the blocked pore becomes infected. My daughter is only 9 but she seems
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Chapter 5 Addressing Acne in Adults

In This Chapter
Describing adult-onset acne
Cycling through the ups and downs of acne in women
Uncovering acne in men
High school is a memory. You have a career, you’re going to
college, or you’re raising a family. You’ve settled down. Acne,
you assume, is a thing of the past. But just when you think that
you’re out of the woods, acne hits you right in the face.
Dermatologists regularly hear the lament “Acne, at my age?!”
expressed by women who suddenly develop acne after the ages of
20 or 30. “It’s not fair; it’s supposed to be only for teenagers!” is
usually the next statement out of their mouths. It may not be fair,
but it’s a fact. Many people — mostly women — get acne for the
first time as adults or develop acne after years of being relatively
pimple free. And sometimes teenage acne can continue unabated
from teen years into adulthood.
In this chapter, I prepare you for some surprising occasions
when acne can rear its ugly head — adulthood, pregnancy, and
menopause. Adult-onset acne is overwhelmingly a condition seen
in women. Therefore, I spend the bulk of this chapter discussing
adult-onset acne as it relates to women. And as always, I show
you that there is hope to help your acne symptoms clear up. But
if you’re one of the relatively few guys facing acne as an adult,
don’t worry; I help you get a handle on your condition at the end
of the chapter.
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