Acne vulgaris is believed to affect 80% of people aged between 11-30 in the UK.1 As an inflammatory skin condition, acne can cause significant damage to the skin on a mild to severe level; ranging from skin congestion to permanent scarring. It is the one condition that I see equally in both general practice and aesthetic practice, highlighting how common the condition is and how much it affects patients on a physical, emotional and psychological level.
For these reasons, I find that providing suitable solutions for patients presenting with acne to be extremely rewarding. That said, acne is still one of the most challenging conditions to treat and even more so in patients who are pregnant, appearing in one in two pregnant women.1 In my experience this is because many of those who are pregnant are unable to take many traditional methods for treating acne such as retinoids and some…
