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Article: Acne scarring: current treatment options.(Procedures in Therapeutics)(Drug overview)(Disease/Disorder overview)
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- Dermatology Nursing
- Article date:
- April 1, 2006
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Acne vulgaris is one of the most common skin disorders seen in dermatology, constituting about 30% of all dermatologic visits each year (Marcus, 2004). Up to 34% of men and 27% of women report having active acne lesions at any given time (Fien, Ballard, & Nouri, 2004). Acne can have a significant psychological and social impact, affecting 40 to 50 million people in the United States. Post-acne scarring can be especially devastating.
Acne is a disease of the pilosebaceous unit. It has a multifactorial etiology. The primary etiologic factors include excessive sebum production secondary to androgen stimulation, abnormal follicular keratinization resulting in ...