Article: Oily foods and chocolate have nothing to do with adult acne, Dermatologist seeks to dispel myths surrounding breakouts in effort to treat pesky skin condition

STAMFORD ADVOCATE

Just when you thought you were done with pimples, those unwelcome eruptions show their pus-filled little faces again.

Second only to a zit on prom night, there may not be a more embarrassing moment than the pustule that pops up at a grown-up moment. Secretly, maybe you were thinking of a little Botox, and now you are wondering whether that stuff singer Jessica Simpson hawks on infomercials is a more prudent investment.

"My patients find their adult acne very cruel," says Dr. Robin Evans, a Stamford, Conn.-based dermatologist. More than half of her acne patients are adults, most of them women. "Without fail, they will say to me, `How come I have to deal with wrinkles and ...

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