Seven out of 10 Taiwanese are troubled by acne, but less than 40 percent seek medical care, with a majority turning to folk remedies to treat the condition, a survey released by the Taiwanese Dermatological Association yesterday showed.
“The poll, which surveyed 694 people aged between 13 and 45, found that more than 70 percent of respondents had an acne problem, with the majority — or 88 percent — being teenagers in the 13-24 age group,” association member Huang Yu-hui (黃毓惠) told a press conference in Taipei.
Huang, an attending physician at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, said that of those who refused to seek medical treatment, nearly 93 percent squeezed their pimples, while others wash their faces as many times as possible, take traditional Chinese medicine or use facial scrubs to combat their acne.
Chiu Pin-chi (邱品齊), director of China Medical University Hospital’s Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, said that the number of people seeking treatments for acne usually peaks during summer, including those whose conditions were aggravated by folk remedies.
He cited as an example a 20-year-old female college student who had been teased about her acne by her peers, prompting her to wash her faces six times a day and use facial scrubs as often as possible.
“Rather than giving her an acne-free face, the young woman suffered from dry skin, irritation and red patches,” Chiu said.
“The outcome eventually forced her to seek medical assistance,” he said.
Chiu advised people to wash their faces only twice a day, refrain from excessive use of cleansing oil or facial scrubs and use a light moisturizer in moderation.
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