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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 13, 2000
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Mandy Wilcox, Olathe senior, washes her face in the bathroom of the Chi Omega house. Many students wash their faces nightly to prevent acne. Photo by Christina Neff/KANSAN
Acne can last into adulthood
Stress, not chocolate triggers breakouts
By Melissa Davis writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
Just because high school is finished, KU students shouldn't think acne can't come back to haunt them.
Michael Haag, dermatologist at Lawrence Dermatology, 346 Maine St., said some people might experience acne into their 20s or 30s.
Haag said acne was caused by hair follicles and oil glands responding abnormally to hormones or puberty.
"When a person has too much oil, their pores get clogged, which can result in acne," he said.
do with acne," he said.
Late-night pizza binges and chocolate won't trigger acne because the long-time myth about chocolate and fast food affecting skin was not accurate. Haag said.
*Studies have never really shown that digit has anything to
Factors that contribute to breakouts are stress, and for women, hormonal changes during their premenstrual times.
Haag suggested using a soap-free acne cleanser to keep faces acne free. Haag also encourages people to use their fingertips, rather than exfoliating sponges, and to use lukewarm water to clean their faces and to avoid over-scrubbing.
Haag said some other factors could contribute to acne including heredity, gender or puberty. He said that because of testosterone, men were more likely to get acne than women.
Although some are tempted to pick at their faces once a breakout occurs, it can lead to a face full of scars. Scarring occurs when a pimple is squeezed so hard the skin is ruptured, Haag said. If you squeeze your pimples until they bleed, it could result in scarring. People who think they are in the clear from scars could be mistaken — scars can take up to six months to appear. Haag said.
Haag said that acne could get
ACNE TREATMENT
Antibiotic lotions: Very effective in mild-to-moderate case acne, available by prescription only.
Benzoyl peroxide: Available over the counter and can be effective in mild cases of acne.
- Topical vitamin A derivatives: Help prevent blackheads and whiteheads. Come in creams, gels or lotions.
Hormone treatments: Work like birth control pills.
Acutane: Available only with prescription. Powerful drug that can control and even cure the most severe acne.
Source: Michael Haoq, dermatoligist at Lawrence Dermatology
etter without treatment but that it was hard to determine how long it would take to heal because it varied from person to person.
Meagan Langford. Emporia sophomore, said she never had an acne problem, which she credited to her lack of stress.
- Edited by J. R. Mendoza
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