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Acne: The battle of facing acne |
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Acne is a problem for everyone. First, because it is difficult
to accept it; and second, because you have to figth against this
skin disorder and social beauty parameters too. However,
everything goes worst when a young girl or boy suffers acne,
since classmates are cuel and do not watch themselves.
Something similar happened to Chelsea Fahey a girl who had
always been celebrated for her looks, since she was a child
model and won more than 10 beauty pageant titles, eventually
going on win the Miss Teen America 2004 crown.
Her nigthmare began in seventh grade, when she fought an
embarrassing battle against severe acne. "I would hide my face
with my hair, and I would look down so I wouldn't see people's
reactions and I wouldn't have to deal with the pain of seeing
people wincing", remembers Chelsea, who is now 18.
Acne affects personality and emotions of people. Although it is
a common problem, it devastates even who are stronger. According
to the Academy of Dermatology, |
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almost every teen aged 12 to 17
will suffer from some form of acne, but 40 per cent of those
will develop severe acne. They will not get pimples; they will
get cysts that can cause scarring and emotional devastation.
"I didn't make very many friends, not wanting to date anyone. I
didn't want anyone to touch my face, not looking in mirrors. It
was really sad", tells Chelsea.
She even covered all the mirrors in her house, so she could not
see herself. Chelsea tried everything in treatment and
medication, such as pills, creams, different face washes,
medicated makeup, but nothing seemed to work.
Chelsea refused to talk about the problem, even to her mother.
She thought that if she talked about it, she was admitting that
she had a problem. And she didn't want to have any more problems
than any normal teenager has.
Under Chelsea's mother point of view, she seemed to be fighting
a losing battle and retreated further into herself, but the
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