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Acne Facts

Insights from Dr. Ramsey Markus
If you struggle with controlling acne, you are not alone. Acne can have an extremely negative impact on quality of life because it is usually quite visible. While many cases of teenage acne resolve with . . .

Research

Understanding Acne

Insights from Dr. Charles Crutchfield
Acne is actually a wide variety of complex disease states, from small bumps to red inflammatory nodules and pustules, all influenced by genetic and hormonal makeup. To help understand it . . .

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Acne in Skin of Color

Insights from Dr. Andrea Pennington
I didn’t suffer with acne until I was an adult. Just into my thirties, I noticed more breakouts. What’s worse, the annoying red pimples left brown marks on my skin for weeks to months! Now I understand why.Those of us with brown skin often have . . .

For Professionals

Rash, rashes, and the art of skin diagnosis

Insights from Dr. Lowell Goldsmith
Most people use the word rash to mean an eruption of skin lesions that covers areas of skin. In contrast, a single small lesion, like a pimple, mole, tumor, or growth, is not usually called a rash . . .