With increased androgen production underneath your skin, it becomes almost impossible for you to not have acne. On a professional level, it is referred to as DHEA-S, and it occurs at your adrenarche. Do not get confused by the big terminology. Acne is simply a disease that depends on your hormones to take place. How much you suffer from it is a question of how well you understand your system, and how quickly and thoroughly you respond to the incidence of the condition determines how long it lasts.

We shed skin all the time, as well as various secretions that emerge from our bodies such as sweat and stuffs like that. Most times when these emissions or secretions are unable make their way off of the skin, they stay on top and block the pores through which the skin breathes. You understand then how come acne is most commonly found on the faces of people. When the blockages get inflamed that is what you get.

Acne can attack anyone at any phase of their lives; however, it is admittedly most common during the coming of adolescence. Over 85% of teenagers suffer from the condition all over the world and gradually grow out of it when they truly become of age. However the condition does sometimes continue well into adulthood. If you are one of those who suffer this way, you must understand that it is an anomaly, and one that calls for special action. Take that action.

Laser treatment is perhaps the latest and most cutting edge technology available these days for the treatment of acne. As effective as it is though, the levels of success recorded amongst patients still vary rather greatly. Some folks endure the treatment for only a few days, while others have to return over several weeks. I suppose it is all about how your skin responds to the medication, and how bad the condition was in the first palace.