Non-Inflamed Lesions 

• Blackheads (Open Comedones) - Distended pore with oxidized sebum.

• Whiteheads (Closed Comedones) - Blackhead that has failed to mature.  They never make it to the surface and just create a white blanched-out bump on the skin.

• Sebaceous Filament - Acne Fraud. Some think they are blackheads, they are not. Oxidized sebum.

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Inflamed Lesions

• Pustules

• Papules

• Cysts

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Less Common Acne

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• Acne Rosacea/Papulopustular Rosacea - Click Link

• Acne Conglobata  - Click Link

• Acne Fulminans - Click Link 

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Acne Frauds - Lesions that can look like Acne

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• Folliculitis - Fungal or Bacterial - Click Link

• Milia - Click Link

• Rosacea Fulminans (Pyoderma Faciale) - Click Link

• Steatocystoma Multiplex - Click Link

• Perioral Dermatitis - Click Link

• Keratosis Pilaris - Click Link

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Types of Scars you can get from Acne Lesions

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• Boxcar - Wide, deep depressions with raised sides.

• Rolling - Wide, shallow depressions.  Skin looks wavy.

• Ice Pick - Small, deep holes that look like a puncture.

• Atrophic - Firm, raised scars that have a iridescent appearance.

• Keloid - Very firm, raised, itchy scars that are skin colored.

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Hyperpigmentation 

• Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH)

  • Brown pigment that appears after a pimple has healed and is no longer present. This is NOT A SCAR.  Darker skin types are more prone to PIH. It will fade with time and proper skin care products. Imperative to use a Mineral SPF 30 - 50 and reapply every 2 hours if outside. ​

• Post Inflammatory Erythema (PIE) or Angiogenesis

  • Generally appears after a pimple is no longer visible but leaves a red spot.  This redness is a capillary bed that indicates the skin is still healing.  Sometimes the redness persists, but most will fade over time.  ​

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