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Results depend on the type of acne you have, the treatment course chosen and how your skin reacts.

Dairy, sugar, coffee and nuts can cause an increase in sebum, which is thought to trigger or worsen acne, so reducing your intake of these food types may help your acne.

Dark spots that remain on your skin after a breakout are caused by inflammation during the skin’s healing process. When a spot is popped, the pore will open up, and then when it closes back together, abnormal pigmentation, texture and tone appears that looks different to the rest of your skin. Sometimes broken blood vessels that remain after acne fades can result in a mark that appears more red or purple than brown.
Sometimes particularly aggressive blemishes can leave permanent marks, called acne scars. Acne scars occur when normal tissue in the skin is destroyed and replaced with fibrous tissue. When acne is severe, it can act like a wound, so when the body heals the damage, it can produce too much or too little tissue to repair the area. The production of too much tissue forms a keloid or a hypertrophic scar, and too little tissue leads to a depression in the skin, or atrophic scar. The deeper and more inflamed the acne lesion, or the more that it is picked or squeezed, the more likely it is to scar.

The best make-up to use if you suffer from acne is mineral based make-up as these don’t include parabens, fragrance, talc, preservatives, oil, or other harsh chemicals, so they are ideal for sensitive or breakout-prone skin types that often become irritated with heavier formulas. While traditional cosmetic products provide good coverage, they prevent the skin from breathing and prolong or worsen any redness, dryness and blemishes, whereas mineral make-up doesn’t sit on your skin, it works into it which allows your skin to breathe.

Squeezing spots, whether blackheads or whiteheads, can force the bacteria deeper and cause inflammation and scarring.

Almost all of us suffer from acne at some point, and while the scientific cause (hormonal-driven excess oil production) remains the same, break-outs can vary between the genders, particularly in adult life. Beyond teenage years, male acne can occur right into the 40s. Men tend to have thicker and oilier skin than women on the chest and back due to the presence of male hormone androgen. Women, on the other hand, will probably be used to the odd break-out – maybe it’s just one blemish – at their time of the month and can expect it through pregnancy. Female acne can also occur at other times, the result of hormone level fluctuations or through taking various contraceptives. Take heart in the fact that adult acne is common – in fact, it’s on the rise. Leading dermatologists blame poor diet, increased stress and choosing the wrong skincare regimes.