• Rosacea: this is the condition in which middle third of the face have pimples with redness and superficial blood vessels accompany it. Most of the time people going through their 30’s and 40’s experience this disease. Well! It is difficult to distinguish between acne and rosacea. But the thing you require knowing is absence of blackheads and whiteheads with this disease.
• Pesudofolliculitis: this is most of the time termed as “razor rash” or “razor bumps”. When we have a closer cut to our hairs with the razor our hairs with curly necks bend under the skin and result pimples. This is not a bacterial problem though. And the treatment for this disorder is less shaving. This disorder can also be accompanied by acne.
• Folliculitis: some times we do have pimples on abdomen, buttocks and legs. This is not result of acne rather it is due to inflamed follicles. They generally go on their own but in case they don’t doctor would prescribe you internal and external applications.
• Gram-negative Folliculitis: when patients are treated with oral antibiotics for considerably long time consequently develop pustules bacteria which are immune to antibiotics. Tests are recommended to have this bacteria identified.

When do you require acne treatment started?

As acne is common and everybody gets it at one or another stage of his life and the right time to get started with its treatment is when you find it bothering you. this time could be when severe acne flares or may be when you get mild acne or even a simple but extremely irritating pimple can get you going for treatment. This is your job to decide when and where you need acne treated.