Emma Stone reveals adolescent battle with acne

Actress Emma Stone hit rock bottom after suffering severe break-outs as a teenager. She was put on prescription medication to combat her spots. Her pimples returned as she struggled to shoot her first lead role in 'Easy A'. 'I am actually pretty interested in skin care, because I had bad hormonal acne when I was 17, and they put me on acne medication for it,' dailystar.co.uk quoted the Amazing Spiderman actress as saying.

'After two months of medication, I went off of it, and since then, my skin, my mouth, my lips, my eyes are all so dry. Then, I had stress acne when I was 20, when I did Easy A, which they kindly video-airbrushed out of the movie. 'But I realised how debilitating and embarrassing it can be to have cystic acne. So, I am really interested in the biology of what makes up acne and how to work on it from the outside, too,' she added.

What is acne?

Acne, or acne vulgaris or pimples as they are popularly called starts when oil and dead skin cells clog up your skin pores. It can occur on the face, neck, shoulders, back, or chest and be painful if they get infected. They can also scar the skin. It also appears on the skin as:

• When they appear as small, congested pores they are known as comedones, also known as blackheads or whiteheads.
• When they are tender red bumps, they are known as pimples or zit.
• When they are tender, red or with a yellow tinge, pus-filled, they are known as pustules.

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