Acne Treatment Q&A
92%
WORTH IT RATING
"Worth It Rating" shows the % of consumer reviewers
that stated the procedure was "Worth It" or not.
See more RealSelf Worth It Ratings
or Add Your Review
View Before and Afters
Average Acne Treatment Cost: $191
Learn about Acne Treatment
380 people and 133 doctors are talking about Acne Treatment
Get Free Email Updates
Why at 50 is my Face Breaking out
asked 1 year ago by Mrs Mac in Saugus Massachusetts
Latest answer by Elaine R. Cook, MD
Question viewed 1,415 times
Tags: age 45-54, face
I am 50 yrs old and on chin I get these red pimples what could be the cause?
2 answers to Why at 50 is my Face Breaking out
+1
Acne at 50? Life really is unfair sometimes, isn't it?
Hi Mrs Mac. Frequently I see women aged 20-55 with breakouts continuing well into middle years, starting again after a period of clear skin, or first occurring in the 30’s and 40’s. Often these same women are starting to see signs of aging and say "Seriously, this is ridiculous--wrinkles and acne?"
Acne in adult women is strongly hormonal, combined with an inherited tendency and additional triggers of stress, heat, sweat and cosmetics which plug pores...
more
Elaine R. Cook, MD
Amarillo Dermatologist
Amarillo Dermatologist
+1
Adult Acne
Twelve percent of women above the age of 24 will either continue to have teen acne or develop new acne lesions in their adult years. The typical causative factors are stress, inappropriate selections of make-up and hormonal imbalance. The lower third of the face often breaks out because of the latter. Especially at 50, the peri-menopausal years, supplementation with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy might solve more than just just the issue of acne. Other peri-menopausal issues such...
more
Pamela Carr, MD
Sugar Land Dermatologist
Sugar Land Dermatologist