Debunking Acnes Greatest Myths

True of false: eating chocolate cause acne? What about covering acne blemishes with makeup will worsen them? And, how about, if you pick your pimples, you'll cause scars? Find out as Dr. Schultz debunks these and many other of acne's greatest myths.


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[alstan25]

iodine causes acne? really now? then why did the japanese who eat seaweed and seafood on a daily bases not get acne until america introduced refined foods into their diet?

[dermTVdotcom]

@alstan25 A complex issue with a small amount of evidence suggesting that refined sugar products in Japanese may be related to an increase in the occurrence of acne. But most studies don’t support a causal relationship which is further complicated by genetics that definitely do play a role and certainly pre-exist the introduction of the refined sugar foods. While the Japanese diet does include a large amount of iodine, true excess iodine causes certain thyroid diseases that don’t seem to be...

[dermTVdotcom]

@alstan25 increased in the Japanese population. So there are many inconsistencies here. The following study from 2003 published in the Journal of Japanese Cosmetic Science Society did not attach any importance to the issues we are discussing. Abstract: An epidemiological study of acne vulgaris for the 793 students, which consist of 64 of the sixth grade of the elementary school, 120 of the junior high school, 120 of the high school and 489 of the nursing or medical school students...

[dermTVdotcom]

@alstan25 ...was performed by questionnaire. Of 793 students, 315 were male and 478 were female, and their ages ranged from 11-12 years-old to twenties. This acne study revealed that 58.6% of the students (male: 45.7%,female: 67.2%) were suffered from acne vulgaris, and that the average onset was 13.3 years of age, acne lesions appeared on the forehead first and later developed on the cheek and jaw...

[dermTVdotcom]

@alstan25 It was also demonstrated that 93.3% of the nursing or medical school students (male: 92.8%,female: 93.9%) were suffered or had been suffered from acne vulgaris, that is 92-94% of Japanese young people after 18 years-old had the acne history. They were impressed that insufficient sleep, oily skin and frequent make-up made worse their acne lesions. In order to treat their acne, 38.1% of them got the OCT topical agents through the drug stores, and only 11.8% of them visited doctors.

[parisgala]

hey dr., i used to pick my acne and now i have brown flat marks aound my face, any idea how i can get rid of them?

[dermTVdotcom]

@parisgala Removing those spots requires strict use of sunscreen, exfoliants, and bleaches. For more information, search YouTube for the DermTV episode titled, "How to Remove Brown Spots".

[dermTVdotcom]

@Cherriedesu: Yes, in very small amounts, so by the time you ate enough for it to cause acne breakouts, your tongue would have fallen out!

[marianusrat]

Will seaweed extract in a facial wash and moisturiser cause acne?????

[xshootertilidie]

I never get pimples anywhere but my chin it pisses me off!!!

[ImpendingSerendipity]

@CsAnnihilationII

Yeah, that really surprised me, but it made sense.

[CsAnnihilationII]

omg that just slapped me in the face. the most important time to wash ur face is before sports? dammm..

[iceskater1]

I break out every time I eat in restaurants. If I eat out about three times in about 3-4 days, I will break out without fail... but I am fine eating spinach, sea food, and seaweed almost on a daily basis...

[iceskater1]

I think that the reason women have acne so much is because of all the growth hormones and crap that is put into the meat in america...

[regerbryan]

I recently got pimples on my butt cheeks, any solution ? Please help

[missdemur]

i have been using fucicort cream on my rashes, it cures miraculously but then then rashes flares up again, and even on a regular routine, for instance, every week. I have stopped using the fucicort cream after you said that it can cause the skin to become thinner, what should I do to stop the routine breakout?

[chet280]

@maidenicarus06 lovely.

[HEAVYBULLETS3]

im black