Dealing with Acne

Benjamin Franklin said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," to which I would add a third certainty -- acne. Acne is one of those equally dreaded, nearly uni- versal experiences through which most of us pass during our teen years and, more recently, is increasingly coming back to revisit many of us as adults. In this chapter, you find out that you're not alone in your desire to have clear skin. Along the way, you discover that acne is a treatable condition and many of the treatment options are made to order for your type of acne.