| One of the worst things in life to go through is a bad | | | | outbreaks will occur more frequently. |
| case of acne. But the truth is that a bad outbreak of | | | | In this situation products that contain Benzoyl Peroxide |
| acne doesn’t appear out of nowhere. Acne is a | | | | are in order. They should be able to take care of the |
| progressive disease. | | | | problem. |
| One of the problems with acne is that it isn’t | | | | Stage 2: In stage 2 you’ll see some papules in |
| always treated like the disease that it is. The reason | | | | addition to the white heads and black heads. Papules |
| is because it’s so common. Acne is so common | | | | are skin lesions that are solid and raised but usually |
| (90% to 95% of people experience acne sometime in | | | | small. This stage is still considered to be a very mild |
| their life) that it’s disregarded as being a serious | | | | case of acne and is generally treated using |
| problem, kind of like the common cold is. | | | | over-the-counter products that contain Salicylic Acid. |
| And much like the common cold, acne is usually | | | | Stage 3: Stage 3 is the same as stage 2 but with |
| treated with over-the-counter medications that | | | | more frequent occurrences. |
| alleviate the symptoms of the disease in the belief that | | | | Stage 4-5: In these stages pustules begin to appear. |
| it will simply go away all by itself....eventually. And, over | | | | Now, it’s time to get some professional help. Time |
| time it usually does. | | | | to see a dermatologist. |
| Like I said above most people will have the occasional | | | | Stage 6-7: At these stages you’ll start having |
| pimple, zit, white head or black head sometime in their | | | | nodules and cysts forming. I’m sorry to tell you but |
| life but most people don’t understand the stages | | | | if you reach this level of infection, scarring is going to |
| that the disease occurs in. As a result they may not | | | | happen. At this point your dermatologist will begin |
| seek the right type of medical care when it’s truly | | | | taking more drastic action. |
| needed. | | | | Stage 8: If you reach this point your breakouts are |
| Acne infections are broken into 8 stages from 0 (least | | | | almost continuous and include nodules and cysts. You |
| serious to 8 most serious) | | | | should be seeing your dermatologist regularly. There |
| Stage 0: This stage is very occasional and mild and is | | | | are modern technologies that can help but they will be |
| really nothing to be concerned about unless the acne | | | | more expensive. You will get scars but there are |
| progresses. | | | | methods that can be used to reduce them. |
| Stage 1: In this stage you will get white heads and | | | | See my article “2 Sure-Fire Ways To Remove |
| black heads with some mild inflammation. These | | | | Acne Scars” for more information. |