I tried, but it just won't come off. How often did you hear that when the thorny problem of acne pops up? Some people are, unfortunately, just cursed. Dermatologists, so-called specialists and beauty or skin brands all over the world offer multiple advice and products to cure this extremely irritating condition, yet it's something that should be dealt with case by case, on an individual base.

My younger sister always had acne when she was a teenager. Although that will not come as a shock to many people (name one person between 13 and 19 who has not had the pleasure of enduring acne), it was particularly bad for her. Her entire face and forefront was literally the home of a very large community of pimples. Needless to say, mean nicknames and name calling were constantly part of her days in school (obviously, I should admit, I used to mock her as well - kids are cruel)!

There was no acne treatment for her. Nothing appeared to be working and she was beginning to get really desperate and in a serious bad mood all the time - feeling both miserable and unlucky, as well as cursed for something she didn't do. Teen years are probably the hardest ones, and issues like these do not certainly help.

The paradox is that it's not a condition that necessarily puts you in danger, it's merely something which has a big effect on a psychological level. Patience, in the end, is probably the best cure - albeit a very difficult one to find. There is not much else people can in fact do to make this better. As frustrating as it sounds, the perfect cure has not yet been discovered. Of course you can get rid of it if it is just a 'common' type of teenage acne, but there are many other kinds of acne vulgaris (its Latin name).

Acne can also leave scars on a number of unlucky people and this is really something you do not want to have. There are many treatments available however. In addition to scar acne, there is the problem of pigmentation as well, one that leaves red marks on the skin. Once again, this is something that can eventually dissapear with the right treatment, although it could take up to several months and, in some rare cases, that might actually never happen.