Acne is an inflammation of the skin that commonly appears as blackheads, whiteheads, pimples or spots. This condition will often affect the face, neck and back. Some suffer with this their whole life whereas other can have acne outburst through hormonal changes or even through pregnancy, menopause and sometimes as a reaction to aggravators such as chocolate or skin creams. Acne can also form through clogged pores.

Acne suffers find themself picking at their spots which will then cause them to scar over. There are two type of acne scaring – atrophic which is depressions in the skin or hypertrophic which is when the spot is raised from the surface of the skin.