When most people think of acne – the blackheads, pustules, cysts, etc, that may surface on skin with excess sebum – a certain stereotype emerges, that of the pimply adolescent being tossed around on the cruel seas of puberty.
But, while it is true that teens are more likely to struggle with acne than adults, this does not mean the condition magically disappears for every individual on their 20th birthday.
A 2006 survey of Americans reported acne prevalence of 66.8% in women in their teen years. But it also found that 50.9% of women in their 20s; 35.2% in their 30s; 26.3% in their 40s; and 15.3% in their 50s or older also struggle with blemishes.
And the disorder can take a serious mental toll. A 2020 evaluation of people with severe acne found them likely to be less sociable and more anxious.
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