My name is Dr. Helen Arthurton and I’m a dermatologist that has been practicing for the past seven years. Before I started down the path to Dermatology, I gained a degree in psychology to ensure that I better understood my patients and the self-esteem and other troubles that they are going to have when visiting a skin doctor. Since before I left medical school, I have been intrigued by the mysteries of...

Some acne sufferers prefer oral acne medications over topical or surgical Types of treatment. This could be partly because of the availability and the convenience of taking such medicines. Moreover, oral acne treatments are believed to cure the skin disease by fixing some internal bodily problems like the presence of bacteria in the body to treat the acne. This being the case, a drug such as an antibiotic, not...

In most cases, acne develops on the face, neck, and back areas. But what some people don’t know is that acne can also develop on the butt. This condition is often referred as bottom or butt acne. It may seem impossible to have pimples on the butt but the truth is, even though it is not exposed to dirt and pollution, it can still have acne. The common cause for acne on the butt is similar to one of the...

Anyone who has tried or thought about Laser acne Treatment knows that although the results are quite positive, the time and money spent to have these treatments can be a little much to bare. Like other Acne Products these new at home laser devices claim it is very easy to use, clearing blemishes within a few days. So will these at home laser acne treatments work? This all depends on the quality of the device...