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Calling your health care provider

Call your doctor or a dermatologist if:

  • Self-care measures and over-the-counter medicine have not helped after several months.
  • Your acne is severe (for example, you have lots of redness around the pimples or you have cysts) or getting worse.
  • You develop scars as your acne clears up.

For infant acne, call your pediatrician if it does not clear up on its own in 3 months.

References

Habif TP. Acne, Rosacea, and Related Disorders. In: Clinical Dermatology. 4th ed.Mosby, Inc; 2004: 162-194.

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Reviewer Info: Michael Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. ; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 10/17/2007
 
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