http://www.facedoctor.ca - It might be easier to ask who HASN’T suffered from acne! Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States. Acne, or acne vulgaris, starts when oil and dead skin cells clog up pores, causing blackheads, blemishes, whiteheads, pimples or zits. A few red spots, or pimples, is a mild outbreak. Severe acne can mean hundreds of pimples that covering the face, neck, chest, and back, or bigger, solid, painful red lumps (cysts).
How about psoriasis? Psoriasis is not just a skin condition – it is an autoimmune disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear anywhere on the skin, but typically on the outside of the elbows, knees or scalp. Psoriasis is itchy, and it burns and stings. A rash that won’t go away could be psoriasis.