[Governor Dinwiddie]

Acne used to be a much worse problem than it is now. Some young folks got it really, really bad. I don't see those extreme cases much anymore. It must be devastating to one's self confidence because it usually strikes during high school years when people are most sensitive about their appearance. Thank God they have better treatments now.
 

[dljordan]

“Acne used to be a much worse problem than it is now. Some young folks got it really, really bad. I don’t see those extreme cases much anymore.”

I went through high school in the 60s and it was bad for some people. really bad. I don’t see that now.

[BluegrassCardinal]

Indeed. I had horrible cystic acne when I was a teenager. It left scars that are still very visible today. Even at 46 it’s hard to look at people in the eye and I feel judged. Kinda sucks, but when I was 17 and awkward it was just horrible.

If I blame my parents for any part of my upbringing it was for not putting me on accutane. Accutane was a fairly new drug in the 80’s and my dermatologist was concerned about side effects, but felt it was warranted for me.

Plastic surgery is an option, but I don’t have thousands to drop on laser surgery, and, to be honest, I don’t really give a sh-t anymore what people think