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Do you believe that acne is something that most people outgrow in time? If you answered yes, you'll be happy to learn that 77% of Americans ages 12 to 54 agree with you. But you would all be wrong! According to the dermatologists at the American Acne & Rosacea Society (AARS), varying degrees of acne can be found in anywhere from 13% to 80% of adults.
Convinced that many Americans may hold erroneous beliefs about acne, which influences how they treat it, the AARS, a not-for-profit organization comprising some of the key thought leaders in dermatology, asked almost 1,000 Americans what they know about acne.
More than half of 12 to 24 year olds ...