ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Just as there is a high prevalence of acne vulgaris in the population, there is the resultant amount of scarring. A nice review by Rivera (1) discussed a study that looked at acne scarring in over 20,000 US citizens, in the age group of 1 through 74 years. (2) The prevalence of acne was found to be 68 per 1,000 people and acne scarring was found to be 1.7 per 1,000 people. Most adolescents have acne, occurring in 80% of girls and 90% of boys. Looking at people aged between 11 and 30 years, 80% have some amount of diagnosable acne. The study showed acne scarring to be present in 1.7 per 1,000 people. Another study of acne scarring evaluated 749 patients, all above 25 years of age. In this study, acne scarring was noted in 14% of the women and 11% of the men enrolled.
