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Article: Health Zone: Shy to show your face?; If you think spots are just a problem for teenagers think again. Acne can affect all of us at any point. Today Health Zone looks at the causes of adult acne, how new treatments are advancing and talks to one young woman who went through painful laser treatment to finally rid herself of her scars I HAD PERFECT SKIN TILL I FELL OFF MY HORSE.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 20, 2000
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I HAD perfect skin until I was 21. Then one day I was out riding and fell - and after my recovery I contracted glandular fever.
A few months later, two large cysts developed on each cheek that just wouldn't go away. Shortly after that I started to get lumps under my skin that would pop up and then go down.
I went to see a herbalist who said my skin problem was due to stress and worry and she gave me various potions to drink, but they didn't work.
Since then I've tried most of the antibiotics on offer - Minocin and
tetracyclines - beauty ...