Blackheads
Your GPcan diagnose acne by looking at your skin. This involves examining your face, chest and back for the different types of spot, such as blackheads or sore, red nodules.
How many spots you have and how painful and inflamed they are will help determine how severe your acne is. This isimportant in planning your treatment.
Four grades can be used to measure the severity of acne:
If acne suddenly startsin adult women, itcan be a sign of a hormonal imbalance, especially if it's accompanied by other symptoms such as:
The most common cause of hormonal imbalances in women ispolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS can be diagnosed using a combination ofultrasound scans and blood tests.
Acne is a common skin condition that affects most people at some point. It causes spots, oily skin and sometimes skin that's hot or painful to touch.
Teenage acne is thought to be triggered by increased levels of a hormone called testosterone, which occurs during puberty.
Your GP will be able diagnosis acne by looking at your skin. This will involve examining your face, chest and back for the different types of spot.
Treatment for acne depends on how severe it is. It can take several months of treatment before acne symptoms improve.
Acne scarring can sometimes develop as a complication of acne. This is more common when the most serious types of spots burst and damage nearby skin.