Cystic acne is one of the most challenging and emotionally draining forms of acne. It’s deep, painful, persistent, and often resistant to the standard routines that work for milder breakouts. For many ...

I vividly remember the day I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I was beaming from ear to ear, excited to finally become a mom. I expected the weight gain, stretch marks, swollen ankles and ...

At 32, I randomly started experiencing acne. It worsened over time, and nothing I seemed to throw at it stuck. At last, I visited a couple of trusted experts, at my wits end and almost ready to give ...

Hydrocolloid patches help heal pimples by absorbing fluid and keeping bacteria out. Hydrocolloid patches do not work on blackheads, whiteheads, or cystic acne. Some hydrocolloid patches contain ...

Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus. Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other substances. Antibiotics may treat boils ...

MV* (not her real name) has been to hell and back. Her life in the past six months has been nothing short of a script from a horror movie. In June MV, 41, was drugged, gang-raped and left for dead in ...

Reality TV stars, be aware of family members who show up after you've become famous. Angelina Pivarnick of MTV's “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” is finding that meeting her biological dad is no picnic.

Unfortunately, zits happen to just about everyone. In fact, acne affects more than 50 million Americans, according to the American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA). Though pesky bumps are ...

Your son is almost certainly going into puberty, which would explain why he is starting to grow now. Both boys and girls show changes in their breasts at puberty. The areola or area around the nipple ...