http://www.yadoz.com/2006/11/23/teenage-acne/ Just another day on the Internet... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.yadoz.com/2006/11/23/teenage-acne/#comment-24 Acne Vulgaris… Yes “vulgar” is Part of The Name! Health Medicine Medical Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:36:32 +0000 http://www.yadoz.com/2006/11/23/teenage-acne/#comment-24 [...] The condition is most common in puberty, especially among Western societies most likely due to a higher genetic predisposition. It is considered an abnormal response to normal levels of the male hormone testosterone. The response for most people diminishes over time and acne thus tends to disappear, or at least decrease, after one reaches their early twenties. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take for acne to disappear entirely, and some individuals will continue to suffer from acne decades later, into their thirties and forties and even beyond. Acne affects a large percentage of humans at some stage in life. [...] […] The condition is most common in puberty, especially among Western societies most likely due to a higher genetic predisposition. It is considered an abnormal response to normal levels of the male hormone testosterone. The response for most people diminishes over time and acne thus tends to disappear, or at least decrease, after one reaches their early twenties. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take for acne to disappear entirely, and some individuals will continue to suffer from acne decades later, into their thirties and forties and even beyond. Acne affects a large percentage of humans at some stage in life. […]

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