Thought you had waved goodbye to zits at puberty? Maybe not. Dr. Judith Reichman has details on treatments for adult acne
Q: I should have outgrown my zits by now, so why has my horrible high-school complexion returned?
A: Male hormones, which even women’s bodies produce, are to blame.
As teenagers, about 85 percent of women suffer from acne. No, it doesn’t come from eating chocolate or not scrubbing your face (or scrubbing too hard). It comes from the outpouring of those male hormones, or androgens, which occurs at puberty.
