A 20-year-old man presents with a 4-year history of a skin condition on his face. He tried an over-the-counter salicylic acid facewash that did not help much. The lesions are sometimes painful and ...

The types of acne are blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, papules, nodules, and cysts. A papule is a raised lesion that can fill with pus and become a pustule. Though you can treat most types of acne ...

Papule A small, slightly elevated, red or otherwise discolored bump with a slightly excavated (caved-in) center. Papules occur when a pore becomes clogged with excess oil, bacteria, and dead skin ...

Acne is a skin condition characterized by clogged pores. When pores get clogged, it causes red lesions — which you know as pimples — to form on the face or other areas of the body, especially those ...

When I started breaking out for the first time ever in my mid-20s, my mental health went downhill fast. Not only was I not a teenager when I had the worst acne of my life, but I was totally ...

Individuals with PFB are at increased risk for hypertrophic scarring, keloid scarring, and infection. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a chronic inflammatory condition, and the only true cure is shaving ...