Scarring can also occur, particularly with nodulocystic acne. Acne is caused by a blockage of a hair follicle or pore by sebum, an oil produced by your sebaceous glands. When there is too much ...

The development of oral isotretinoin has offered those with severe, nodulocystic acne the chance of not only disease containment but suppression. However, it is still the only available treatment ...

Nodulocystic Acne: Large, painful cysts and nodules In some cases, specific supplements may trigger a particular type of acne. For example, iodine from seaweed supplements often causes pustules ...

Isotretinoin and iPLEDGE No one who has watched a teenager's nodulocystic acne melt away on isotretinoin can argue that this is not a miracle drug. But if we fail to address the problem of fetal ...