Many women struggle to control their acne through the teenage years and adulthood.
Whether it's a pimple before prom night or a breakout just before a big job interview, the physical and emotional aspects of acne can be devastating. Now, new hormone treatment therapies may help some women control these outbreaks. Speaking today at the American Academy of Dermatology's 2000 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, dermatologist Diane Thiboutot, MD, associate professor of medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa., discussed the options new medical advances have made available to women with persistent acne. Control of acne is an ongoing process. All acne treatments work by preventing new acne.