Scared to have sex, caked in make-up and becoming a recluse… Three women reveal how they cured crippling battle with adult acne that affects one in four women
With celebrities from Millie Mackintosh to Stacey Solomon baring their pimples we ask experts about the condition – and speak to three women whose lives have been blighted by it
IT was once thought of as a teenage issue but at least 25 per cent of women in their 20s and 30s have acne – often having a devastating effect on their lives.
Stars from Millie Mackintosh to Strictly's Jo Sugg have spoken about the battles they’ve had with their skin, and our columnist Stacey Solomon knows the misery of acne.
But there’s one major factor that occurs time and time again in adult acne sufferers… stress!
“Chronic stress is linked with inflammation in the skin, and once acne has set in, you may become increasingly distressed about it, which fuels the condition,” says Dr Anthony Bewley, a consultant dermatologist who specialises in psycho dermatology.
“Our lives seem to be getting busier and busier and that stress also has an effect on our skin.”
“Nothing seemed to help. In my first few weeks at uni, I was prescribed Accutane (a medicine given for severe acne) but the side effects were awful.
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