Many Myths abound and surround all acne problems!



Following are just a few of the more common myths.

#1; Babies don't get Acne! It's a fact more than

30% of babies are

born with some form of acne.

#2; It's OK to pop or pick at yout acne! No it's

not this can force bacteria further

into the follicle and increase the problem plus

lead to scarring. Leave them alone!

#3; What you eat gives you acne! This simply isn'

t true. Whilst cutting back on some products that

may increase the oils in your skin may help.

#4; Bad hygiene causes acne you're dirty! No

doubt hygiene is important in all aspects of life

but it is not the reason for your acne in fact,

overwashing and scrubbing your skin with a

flannel for example can make it worse!

#5; You will outgrow acne. Wrong! Not everyone

can outgrow acne and it may not disappear by

itself. Do yourself and your body a favour and

consult your Doctor or Dermatologist and follow

their advice as to which treatment will be best

for you.

#6; Get out in the Sun and get rid of your acne.

Getting out into the sun for extended periods can

lead to other problems such as sunburn,

heatstroke and possibly skin cancer. Whilst it is

good to get some exercise such as swimming

remember that the suns rays are actually

intensified when you are in the water and you can

burn very quickly!

I don't know how bad your acne is, all I can do

is tell you of my experience with acne. When I

was about twelve years old my first acne appeared

and I didn't really get rid of it until I was in

my forties! I had acne everywhere in all forms on

my face, chest, back, arms, neck and even on

occasions in my private parts! It was terrible!

When you are the butt of other peoples jokes and

bullying it really starts to get you down. It's

hard enough to put up with the discomfort of

rampant acne let alone the jokes!

Depression and lack of self esteem is common

among acne sufferers but it shouldn't be because,

it isn't your fault! You can get your acne fixed

but remember it may take some time. Please do not

follow my example of Barbequing your skin, as I

mentioned above, it can and does lead to skin

cancer! I know that only too well, every year I

have to go to my Dermatologist and get checked

over. Inevetibly, there are plenty of Solar

Keratoses that have to be burned off and

sometimes there are others which have to be cut

out and sent off for pathology checking to ensure

they are not Melanomas!

Anyway, I got a little offtrack there back to the

point. How I eventually got rid of my acne. My

Dermatologist put me on the Pill! No not the full

blown version but one used by women who have low

levels of Oestregen to boost their levels. The

result was a reduction in the oil content of my

skin (sebum). The correct daily dosage was

calculated on my weight and I was advised to take

it for six weeks. After six weeks Voila! my acne

wasn't gone completely but I was down to only two

or three. I continued with the medication for two

more weeks and then everything was gone! Bye Bye

Acne!

I hope you will be inspired by my story to get

professional help for your acne quicker than I

did and not try this and that wasting thirty

years in the process.

GOOD LUCK!