The psychosocial impact of acne and self-medication
The psychosocial impact of acne and self-medication

Summary/Abstract: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis with a high prevalence in young people. Lesions develop in the pilosebaceous units, which are especially distributed on the cheeks, chin, forehead and back. Severe acne could have a chronic evolution and in majority of cases it is followed by post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and unaesthetic scars. Although acne does not affect the general health, the disease has a major negative psycho-emotional impact caused by unaesthetic acne lesion on the face or the scars which are truly hard to treat. Actually, the management of acne represents a challenge for the doctors and from the perspective of self-medication which become a trend hard to deal with. Many patients because of desire to have spectacular results in a short time, apply without prescription medical treatments and skincare products. This approach often can lead to sensitization of the skin and also to low compliance with the dermatologist's medical treatment. Through this article we propose to highlight the importance of psychological counseling of our acne patients, as well to inform about the risks of self-medication.

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