acne
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People With Acne Pay a Steep Social Price, Study Finds
In a survey of more than 1,000 people, researchers found that people were more likely to be treated as pariahs in a variety of ways when their faces were digitally altered to have acne. The stigma associated with acne may be greater for people with severe symptoms and darker skin tones as well, the study…
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Does Your Skin Affect Your Mental Health – And Vice Versa? Psycho-dermatology Aims To Find The Connection
With every bottle of the oral acne medication isotretinoin, commonly known by the brand name Accutane, comes a large warning about the risks of psychiatric effects. “Accutane may cause depression, psychosis and, rarely, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, suicide, and aggressive and/or violent behaviours,” states the label. There have been a number of high-profile suicides allegedly…
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no!no! Skin Review: This Painless Little Device Zapped My Acne
After including no!no! Skin in my Gizmodo gift guide for obsessive groomers last year, the fine folks at no! no! sent me a test unit of their zit zapper. Even though the device is “FDA cleared”, I was sceptical it would work on my face (yes I stil break out at my age, why god…
