Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a frequently encountered skin disease in daily practice. Its clinico-epidemiological status was evaluated in this study.Methods: Four hundred patients were studied by record-based observation for 2 years in the Acne Clinic of a tertiary care hospital.Results: This study revealed a male preponderance (53%) with a higher p...

BACKGROUND Dermatological diseases, among which acne vulgaris, have psychological impact on the affected generating feelings of guilt, shame and social isolation. OBJECTIVES To compare quality of life, self-esteem and other psychosocial variables amongst adolescents with and without acne vulgaris, and between levels of severity. METHODS Cross-sectional observational study in a sample of 355...

Acne vulgaris is a multifactorial disorder of pilosebaceous unit. Clinical presentations vary from mild acne with comedones to systemic inflammatory disease. Although acne might affect all age groups, it is primarily considered an adolescence disease (1). Characteristics of this disorder include, comedone, erythematose papules and pustules and nodules, deep pustules or psuedocysts and sometimes...

BACKGROUND Persistent post-acne erythema is one of the most common aesthetic sequelae to arise after active acne resolves. The treatment remains challenging due to lack of effective laser modalities. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a low-fluence 585 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser for the treatment of post-acne erythema. MATERIALS & METHODS Twenty-five patients with post-acne e...

As the relationship between tobacco smoking and acne remains unclear, we examined the relationship between cigarette smoking and severe acne in a large cohort of young men. Trained nurses interviewed subjects upon discharge from compulsory military service, regarding family history, habits, and tobacco smoking habits. Data was correlated with severe acne status, as diagnosed and coded by board-...

Acne vulgaris is an incompletely understood disorder of poliosebaceous follicles. A scourge of adolescence, it is increasingly persisting into the midforties, especially in females. 45% of women aged 21–30 years, 26% aged 31–40 years, and 12% aged 41–50 years, suffer from clinically-visible acne. The reasons for this rising prevalence have been unclear. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has be...

OBJECTIVE To examine recent studies on the effect of mobile and electronic (ME)-health technology on adherence to acne treatment. BACKGROUND With emerging use of ME-health technology, there is a growing interest in evaluating the effectiveness of the tools on medication adherence. Examples of ME-health technology-based tools include text message-based pill reminders and Web-based patient educ...

AIM The aim of this review was to evaluate, by a thorough revision of the literature, the true efficacy of currently available topic and systemic cosmetic acne agents. METHODS The efficacy of currently available cosmetic acne agents has been retrospectively evaluated via thorough revision of the literature on matched electronic databases (PubMed). All retrieved studies, either randomized clin...

Background: Acne vulgaris (AV) is a common disease that often results in disfiguring facial scarring that carries into adulthood. Here we report our experience with fractional radiofrequency (FRF) device in treatment of patients with acne and acne related scarring. Materials & Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients with acne scarring who completed a four treatment regim...

Objectives: Acne is a common skin disease especially in adolescents and young adults. Several pathogenetic factors are implicated in causing the disease. Typically acne flares and remits in its course. Several factors can cause flares. The aim of this study was to assess the perceived factors of acne flares and the idea of sun creams causing skin darkening. Methods: A questionnaire study of the...