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Like so many women, you may have tried everything your dermatologist could give you and everything

you could get over the counter from your pharmacy from benzoyl peroxide to antibiotics to retinae

maybe even acutane for your acne and still you find yourself breaking out prematurely

or living with acne all the time.

Well acne is something we tend to think of as making our teenager's lives miserable

and for many young women it certainly does.

It also plagues many women well into their adult lives, called post adolescent acne or adult

female acne, one large study found that approximately one half of women in their 20s, one

quarter of women in their 30s and more than 10% of women in their 40s still have clinically

significant acne.

Some women even experience a brief flare during parimenopause due to hormonal shifts during

that time, after which acne is usually finally done for good.

If it's moderate to severe, acne can really be taking a toll on you emotionally and mentally.

It causes women to skip school or work, pass on social occasions, cancel dates and feel

horribly self-conscious, it can lead to moderate and even severe depression.

But even mild acne breakouts and flare ups can be distressing in a culture that places

so much value on women's appearance.

The good news is that there are more options to choose from than just more medications

and endless topical treatments that can actually dry your skin and can really add up in

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