What causes adult acne breakouts?

My dermotologist cannot give me an answer to why I started acne at age 19 and since. I have a very light complexion. Never, not even as a teenager, had I ever had acne problems. I started growing this horrifying monster acne at age 19 only in the cheek area toward my neck. No other place in my face or body. I'm scarred with tiny and also huge red dark spots. Once a year, I break out in this nightmare way. Once a year I must go see my dermotologist. What causes adult acne breakouts?

1 answer to “What causes adult acne breakouts?”

A: Adult acne cause

Jonith Breadon, MD

There are very few things more frustrating than to have had clear skin, and then to develop acne "out of the blue".  Many factors go into the development of acne, including genetic infuences, hormonal influences, sometimes weather and ultraviolet radiation.  In some situations, there are... more

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