
Acne Support Group
Having a bad skin day? Year? Life? Join the club. The most common form of acne is known as "acne vulgaris", meaning "common acne." Excessive secretion of oils from the sebaceous glands accompanies the plugging of the pores with naturally occurring dead skin cells (corneocytes) blocking hair follicles. Here you'll find how others are coping with their acne issues, plus new...
Please talk with your pediatrician as there are many good topical medications that can be used for blackheads (AKA as open comedones)...which include topical retinoic acid preparations, topical benzoyl peroxides and topical antibiotics.
Dr. Jeremy