Cystic acne is one of the most challenging and emotionally draining forms of acne. It’s deep, painful, persistent, and often resistant to the standard routines that work for milder breakouts. For many ...

Pregnancy acne is common, affecting up to 42 percent of pregnant women due to hormonal fluctuations that increase oil production and inflammation. Safe treatments include azelaic acid, gentle AHAs, ...

Dealing with cystic acne can be painful and scarring — physically and mentally. Cystic acne gets its name from cysts, which are pus-filled pimples. They're typically large, painful and set deep in the ...

Six weeks after giving birth to her first child, Andria Ortiz went to her ob-gyn for a routine postpartum check-up, which included a discussion about birth control. At that appointment, Ortiz tells ...

Millions of people deal with acne, but those who suffer from cystic acne know how difficult it is to treat compared to ordinary pimples. Cystic acne is a severe form of acne that results in large, pus ...

This weekend dermatologist Sandra Lee, M.D., aka Dr. Pimple Popper , was a busy bee. Even if her office was closed, her Instagram account was humming along sharing new, super satisfying popping videos ...

The panic of waking up with a giant, underground zit—then desperately Googling how to get rid of a cystic pimple ASAP—is something most of us can relate to. And if you’ve had one of these angry face ...

It will probably come as no surprise that acne is one of the more common skin disorders out there. Most of us have either experienced it firsthand or know someone who has. While acne is more prevalent ...