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Most people who don't have acne who see people with just mild acne would probably notice they have pimples. So they would say that person has acne. Now if that person has moderate acne... they would say that person's acne is pretty bad.
But for those of us who have acne and know whats its like to have it, we know how a few pimples or so is mild acne. Most of us could tell the difference between whats mild and moderate/
However, i was always confused what is the difference between moderate and severe acne.
For example when you see a person with 20+ pimples are they are not cystic pimples, then we can say its moderate acne. Am i right or wrong on this?
Now if they have 20+ pimples that are cystic... do we say thats severe acne?
What if someone has mild acne around a few parts of their face but then have 3-4 big spots that are cystic pimples that are like the size of a dime on certain areas of the face. What if they have just 1 or 2 of those really nasty spots. Is that considered severe acne since they are cysts? Like if you have just a couple of them on your face that are cystic acne, is your acne considered severe or is it just moderate to severe? Or is it severe on one side of the face and mild on the others?
Its like the other side of your face isn't bad at all but then one side has quite a few problem spots but those spots are huge and cystic. What is that considered?
But for those of us who have acne and know whats its like to have it, we know how a few pimples or so is mild acne. Most of us could tell the difference between whats mild and moderate/
However, i was always confused what is the difference between moderate and severe acne.
For example when you see a person with 20+ pimples are they are not cystic pimples, then we can say its moderate acne. Am i right or wrong on this?
Now if they have 20+ pimples that are cystic... do we say thats severe acne?
What if someone has mild acne around a few parts of their face but then have 3-4 big spots that are cystic pimples that are like the size of a dime on certain areas of the face. What if they have just 1 or 2 of those really nasty spots. Is that considered severe acne since they are cysts? Like if you have just a couple of them on your face that are cystic acne, is your acne considered severe or is it just moderate to severe? Or is it severe on one side of the face and mild on the others?
Its like the other side of your face isn't bad at all but then one side has quite a few problem spots but those spots are huge and cystic. What is that considered?