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| | Why Do I Get Acne? |
 | | Sometimes the wall of the pore opens, allowing sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to make their way under the skin — and you're left with a small, red bump called a pimple (sometimes pimples have a pus-filled top from the body's reaction to the bacterial infection). |
 | | Depending on the person's acne, this might mean using prescription creams that prevent pimples from forming, taking antibiotics to kill the bacteria that help create pimples, or if the acne is severe, taking stronger medicines such as isotretinoin, or even having minor surgery. |
 | | But when you play around with pimples, you can cause even more inflammation by poking at them or opening them up. |
| www.kidshealth.org /teen/your_body/skin_stuff/acne.html (1087 words) |
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