>>> NOW TO THIS MORNING'S HEHEALTHTH CHECK ACNE IS THE MO COMMON SKIN CONDITION IN THE U.S. WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM THE DISORDER. TREATMENT METHOD CAN VAIR GRI -- CAN VARY WHY -- VAIR WITH SOME -- VARY WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE REPORTS. DR. ABRAHAM THANKS TORE -- THANKS FOR COMING. >>I.I. >> HI. >> LET'S'STALK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T TALK ABOUT. WE SEE THE COMMERCIALS AND PEOPLE DEAL WITH IT ON THEIR OWN BUT SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO SEE A DOCTOR. >> ABSOLUTELY. THE E PERCEPTION IS OFTEN THAT ACNE IS A NORMAL PART OF GROWING UP. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S CONSIDERED A DISEASE AND NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED A DISEASE BY THE PUBLIC AND OTHER PHYSICIANS BECAUSE IT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SCARRING. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE TREAT WITH OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCTS. TAKE TYLENOL FOR HEADACHES AND WE MAY USE SOME OF THE LOTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR ACNE. WHEN DO YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO SEE PHYSICIAN? >> GOOD QUESTION. SO IF YOU HAVE MILD WHAT WE CALL EARLY ACNE, YOU CAN TRY THE OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCTS. HOWEVER IF YOU HAVE ANY SCARRING IF YOU HAVE CYSTIC LESION OR PIGMENT TEARY CHACK IT'S TIME TO SEE A DERMATOLOGIST. >> DO YOU HAVE PATIENTING THAT ARE PRICE -- PATIENTS THAT ARE SURPRISED THEY HAVE ACNE AS A DOLT. >> I MENTION WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO TREAT THAT ACNE AND SO MANY TIMES ESPECIALLY WOMEN IN THEIR 30s AND 40s AND 50s SAY I AM SO GLAD YOU MENTIONED IT. I NEVER HAD ACNE AS A TEEN BUT I HAVE IT NOW. >> SO WHAT ABOUT SOME OF WHAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER MORE EXTREME OR EXTENSIVE THINGS LIKE CHEMICAL PEELS WHO IS A GOOD CANDIDATE. >> REALLY BECAUSE THERE ARE A VARIATION OF CHEMICAL PEELS, EVERY BODY IS A CANDIDATE. IF YOU HAVE MILD ACNE WHERE YOU HAVE WHITE HEADS AND BLACKHEADS PEELS ARE A GREAT WAY TO OPEN UP THE POURS AND ACCELERATE -- PORES AND ACCELERATE HEALING AND IF YOUR SCARRINGER THAT GREAT T WAY TO STIMULATE NEW COLLAGEN AND ONE OF THE KEY PARTS OF PREVENTING AND TREATING SCARS ARE CHEMICAL PEELS. >> IF YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT -- IF YOU HAVE A LOVE ONE WHO HAS ACNE IT'S DIFFICULT TO TALK ABOUT HOW DO YOU OPEN UP THE CONVERSATION NILE SAY TO A PATIENT DOES THIS BOTHER YOU IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT TREATING B BEFORE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY OH LOOK AT THAT. >> RIGHT LOOK AT THAT ON YOUR FACE. >> BUT THERE'S SO MANY SIMPLE THINGS TO DO TO PREVENT IT FROM GETTING AGGRAVATED LIKE USING SUNSCREEN, WASHING WITH A GENTLE CLEANSER ONCE A DAY OR EVEN BRINGING ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES A PRODUCT AND SAYING TRY THIS. HANDING THEM A DERMATOLOGISTCARD IS NOT THE FIRST PLACE TO START BUT YOYOU ARE OPENING UP THE CONVERSATION. >> ONE LAST QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS ALWAYS TIME. WHAT ABOUT PREVENTION? ARE THERE FOODS ARE THERE HABITS THAT LEAD TO ACNE THAT PEOPLE CAN AVOID. >> ABSOLUTELY A FEW YEARS AGO THE ANSWER WAS WE DON'T KNOW. NOW WE DO KNOW THAT FOODS PRO INFLAMMATORY SUGAR BASED AND DAIRY BASE CD STIMULATE -- BASED CAN STIMULATE INFLAMMATION WHICH WE KNOW IS THE HALLMARK OF ACNE. SO I TELL MY PATIENTS OF COURSE AVOID SUGARY SWEET FOODS AND DRINKS TRY TO GET THEM OFF DAIRY WHEN POSSIBLE AND I ALSO RECOMMEND ANTIINFLAM STORY FOODS SO -- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS LIEU BLUEBERRIES AND THOSE THAT HAVE A ANTI- INFLAMMATORY BENEFIT CAN HELP YOUR SKIN. >> AND, OF COURSE, HEALTH CARE TOO WHEN IT COMES TO WASHING THE FACIALFACE. >> STUDIES HAVEVE SHOWN WASHING ONCE OR TWICE IS AS BENEFICIAL AS 2 OR 3. WASH ONCE A DAY WITH A GOOD CLEANSER. >> WITH A GOOD CLEANSER I LIKE THAT. DISCLAIMER ON THE END. A LOT OF INFORMATION IN SHORT TIME BUT THANKS VERY MUCH. IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THE DOCTOR'S INFORMATION, OR YOU