08/09/2017
5 Signs You’re Dealing with Hormonal Acne—and How to Treat It
The key word here is “hormonal,” as this very obnoxious type of acne is intrinsically linked to (you guessed it) your hormones. “The hormones that cause this type of acne are fluctuations of estrogen and progesterone, which both vary widely throughout the menstrual cycle month,” explains S. Manjula Jegasothy, M.D., board-certified dermatologist and founder of Miami Skin Institute. “In addition, the ratio of each of these hormones to . . .
Those pesky, painful, and unpleasant pimples that seem to pop up at the worst times imaginable—right before a long-awaited vacation or just before your sister’s wedding for all your family to see—are downright difficult to deal with. Weren’t you supposed to shake off acne in your teen years? Sadly,…