June is Acne Awareness Month

June 30, 2010 By

Better late then never. I know it’s the end of June but I thought this information was really good to share. And let’s face it, acne doesn’t care what month it is. Acne plagues a lot of teens, and even adults, year round. I for one suffer from break outs (mostly stress related). I also have a teen and a tween who are just now started to deal with pimples too. I keep telling both kids to use an astringent 1-2 times a day (especially in the oily “T zone”) to help keep their pours clean from sweat and dirt, but both of them have yet to heed my warning. As a result my daughter has a couple of pimples on her forehead. I guess that is because summer is here, which should mean fun in the sun and stress-free days for today’s teens, not worrying about acne.There are many things that cause acne. Like I mentioned, for me it’s stress. I know that with older teens stress is an issue too. There is so much pressure on teens to get into a good college, land that perfect summer job and other common activities. This causes many teens may find themselves experiencing high amounts of stress. Stress can lead to teens taking on yet another worry, and that is of course acne.

Did you know that acne is a chronic medical condition that affects over 60 million Americans.


In recognition of National Acne Awareness Month, leading experts Michele Borba, PhD, author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, and Dr. Linda Stein Gold, Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Dermatology at Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit are providing parents with candid video tips on how to help their teens manage acne. They want to help parents limit their teens’ stress this summer by setting aside an adequate amount of time to focus on their health and well-being, including establishing a proper skin regimen.

It’s no surprise that many teens are hesitant to open up about personal issues such as acne. I know my daughter doesn’t really like to talk about it (got to love moody teenagers). For this reason, in recognition of National Acne Awareness Month, there is a website that was established to help teens and their parents understand that acne is a medical condition that can be successfully treated with the help of a physician.

There are two interesting videos which capture real teens and parents expressing their concerns and struggles with acne found at this link, www.westglen.com/online/18192.html.

You can also find a lot of information about acne here,
http://www.aad.org/media/background/factsheets/fact_acne.html

If you suffer from adult acne, or are the parent to a teen or ‘tween who suffer from this horrible ailment, you might want to check out the videos and the fact sheets posted above.


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