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# No direct link was established between acne and food (pizza, nuts, candy, chocolate)
* No relation between acne and diet. In particular, there is a cause and effect is established between acne and chocolate, dairy products (milk products), shellfish, sweets, or fatty foods (French fries, pizza, etc.). A healthy diet is good for your overall health but would not be enough to get rid of acne.
# Acne is not curable (NO acne cure), can be effectively treated (see acne treatment) and controlled (but no permanent acne cure)
* There is a widespread belief that acne can be cured and that all it takes antibiotics to treat acne. People often make statements like my acne treatment does not work because when I stop the pill acne came back, and then my acne treatment of acne only improved but not completely lost. It should be made clear that continued acne treatment is necessary and that no remedy for acne (although isotretinoin may cause long-term reduction of pain).
# Acne is NOT the result of poor hygiene
* The dirt and oil over the skin does not cause acne. However, the accumulation of dirt every day to the skin and excessive skin oils should be removed by gently washing your face twice daily with mild soap, pat dry and use a suitable acne treatment.
# Constant washing does not improve acne
* Constant washing does not improve acne. Excessive dry rub and irritate the skin further and can actually make your acne worse.
# Getting a suntan is not clear acne
* Although there is little scientific evidence that sunlight has a beneficial effect on acne can be unreliable, and even less evidence for the benefits of solarium, however, had resurgence of interest in the effects of sunlight on acne. Before recommending such acne treatment one should carefully evaluate the positive effects of acne treatment using sunlight against a possible long term effects of ultraviolet light on skin carcinogenetic. In addition, some studies have shown that acne treatment using sunlight can even worsen acne.
# Not only teenagers can have acne, adults get acne too (adult acne)
* Though, acne vulgaris skin diseases especially youth, spreading of acne in teenage men and young women is so high that acne is considered almost universal in this age group, however, adults suffer from acne, too.
# Acne should be treated and controlled, not just “let acne death ‘
* Although, in many cases acne is “death”, however, untreated acne can leave you forever with unaesthetic acne scars, reminding you of your teenage acne problem skin for the rest of your life. There are several acne treatments available, therefore, acne should be treated and controlled, avoiding potential unaesthetic acne scars in the future.
# Stress does not cause acne, but can aggravate existing conditions
* A study of 215 end medical students showed that 67% believed that stress plays a role in acne exacerbations. Anxiety is considered as an acne-exacerbating factor by 74% of the students and their families. There is also evidence that stress can exacerbate acne during examinations. Also it has been noted that treatment with biofeedback mechanisms is useful in some acne sufferers.
# Exercise does not increase the risk of acne
* According to the Stanford University School of Medicine (Stanford.edu) research and contrary to popular belief, exercise and sweating during exercise does not increase acne in athletes.
# There is a misconception about varies from too little or too much sexual activity and acne.
* There is a myth about too little or too much sexual activity and acne.
or First sex and acne myth that too much sex or masturbation may worsen acne.
or Second sex and acne myth that somehow when women start having regular sex life their acne will be improved.
* Although acne is associated with the metabolism of androgens in sebaceous glands, however, no evidence to support either extrapolation is rather strange.
