The VALORÉ Ion-Clarity Precision Wand

If you’ve ever had a pimple, you’ve had acne. Symptoms can range widely, from an occasional pimple to severe, widespread acne that can scar.

Who It Affects: Acne affects almost every adolescent at some point, and also about 30% of adult women and 20% of adult men.

Where It Occurs: It occurs most commonly on the face, but over 1/2 of people who have facial acne also have acne on the body as well.

How It Develops: Acne lesions begin when inflammation, an increase in skin oil production, and an overgrowth of skin cells cause a skin pore to become clogged. The clogged pore traps skin oil inside the pore, where acne bacteria then feeds on the trapped skin oil and multiplies. Lesions fall into two categories:

Non-inflammatory acne (not red or sore):

Whiteheads – small white dots on the skin

Blackheads – small black/brown dots on the skin

Inflammatory acne (red and sore):

Papules – raised red pimples with no white or yellow center

Pustules – raised red pimples with a white or yellow center

Nodules – large (over 5mm wide), severe, painful, fibrous lesions not filled with pus

Cysts – large (over 5mm wide), severe, painful lesions filled with liquid or pus