When parents face teenage acne, there are two very different attitudes. One is to take it seriously and bring their children around to seek medical attention for fear that acne will affect their children’s beauty; the other is to laugh when dermatologists point out that facial acne needs constant attention and treatment. In today’s increasingly competitive society, the facial appearance of teenagers is very important in socializing, interacting with the opposite sex, and finding a job, and because of acne, you may lose out on opportunities that should be yours. This article, hopefully, will help teens and their parents get out of the acne misconceptions. Typical cases of teenage acne When you see the following photos, please pay special attention to their ages. Most of them are under 20 years old, and the severity is mainly moderate and severe, which has seriously affected their school and life. Patients with severe acne need to quit their jobs or take time off from school for specialized treatment. Can you still say “Acne is okay?” Characteristics of teenage acne: I. The age of onset is young. Acne begins to appear on the face as early as 8 years old and increases each year. Second, the age of severe cases peaks earlier. Previously, severe acne was mainly concentrated around the age of 25, but now there is a large number of severe acne between the ages of 13 and 16. Third, the willingness to treat is mainly determined by parents. Those whose parents pay attention to it are treated promptly and controlled well, while those whose parents do not pay attention to it often develop into severe acne. Fourth, treatment is not standardized. Blindly pursuing TCM treatment, some only require TCM treatment. Objectively speaking, severe acne is difficult to cure this way. Fifth, the course of treatment is not long enough. It is too much to say that the treatment of acne is a marathon, but at least it is a medium to long distance run, hoping to cure acne with the time and energy of a sprint, it is really too difficult for doctors and themselves, at least three months. Treatment of teenage acne I. Life care. Live a regular life, do not stay up late, eat a light diet, eliminate junk food, less spicy and stimulating and sweet food. Sun protection, UV rays can increase the size of sebaceous glands. Second, drug treatment. Medication alone can also cure acne. For those who do not want to or cannot spend too much on acne, you can choose such as minocycline, doxycycline, isotretinoin, etc. under the guidance of a doctor. Third, medical skin care. The skin barrier of acne patients is mostly destroyed, greasy and easily dried out, sometimes with sensitivity and itching. Applying medical skin care products can reduce the side effects of medication, repair the skin barrier, and help to stick to the course of treatment until it is cured. For example, Winona, Avène, and Skin Care, etc. Fourth, the instrument treatment. It can reduce the amount of drugs, reduce the side effects of drugs, reduce the damage of antibiotics and vitamin A acid drugs on the body of adolescents. For special groups, such as pregnant women, who are inconvenienced by drug treatment, it can also help treat acne. For example, red and blue light, fruit acid treatment, photodynamic, etc. Every time I help teenagers cure acne, I am very happy inside, at least to help them in their future life path without having to suffer from acne, a cosmetic skin disease. It is the doctor’s responsibility to tell everyone to treat acne early and to standardize treatment; it is the parents’ responsibility to pay attention to their children’s skin health; and it is the teenagers’ responsibility to let their youth have no regrets!