is acne hereditary
By Cindy Sult, RN |. Acne is a genetic disease that shows no discrimination to age, race, creed or color. What was once thought of as a teenage problem is now understood to effect all ages, from the very young to the senior population, and all ages in between.hile you wonât die from acne, and itâs not as serious a disease as diabetes, the comparison is important and your life can be severely scarred and impaired by it. Like diabetes, we can control acne but we canât cure it. Acne is caused by a fancy name called Retention Hyperkeratosis.