Acne is one of the most prevalent skin conditions, with an estimated 650 million people affected worldwide.1 With acne appearing as either pus-filled spots (pustules) or comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) and presenting on multiple areas of the body, it can have a detrimental effect on patients’ confidence and self-esteem.2
In a survey of 2,147 UK adults who have experienced acne, 54% felt it had a negative impact on their self-confidence, whilst 22% noticed that it affected their social interactions.2
Despite the common generalisation that acne predominately affects adolescents during puberty, in recent research of 2,012 UK adults who have experienced acne at some point in their life, 72% were over the age of 24, and 25-34-year-olds were the second most affected age group – a prime cohort of potential patients presenting at aesthetic clinics.3 To see how practitioners can assist…
