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Acne Decision Aid

  • 1. Introduction

    Learn more about acne.

  • 2. My Options

    Read about available treatments.

  • 3. My Skin

    Learn about your acne.

  • 4. My Values

    Express what is important to you.

  • 5. My Trade-offs

    Compare treatments with your values.

  • 6. My Decision

    Your results and next steps.

My Skin

Severity

These questions help clarify the severity of your acne. Treatment for acne depends on how severe your acne is.

Where do you get acne? (Select all that apply)

How severe is your acne?

Acne severity is measured by the type of acne spots you have, their number and how much of an area they cover. The photos below will help you identify the severity of your acne. Remember everyone’s skin is different and these photos might not look exactly like yours.

Please select the category that describes the acne on your face:

Acne looks different on different skin tones. For example, darker skin tones show less redness.

   Choose a skin tone
  • No acne spots.
  • May be scars.

This is known as clear.

  • A few acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.

This is known as almost clear.

  • Some acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • No large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Less than half the face has acne spots.

This is known as mild.

  • Many acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • May have a few large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Often more than half the face has acne spots.

This is known as moderate.

  • Extreme number of acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • Some large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Most of the face has acne spots.

This is known as severe.

Please select the category that describes the acne on your back:

  • No acne spots.
  • May be scars.

This is known as clear.

  • A few acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.

This is known as almost clear.

  • Some acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • No large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Less than half the back has acne spots.

This is known as mild.

  • Many acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • May have a few large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Often more than half the back has acne spots.

This is known as moderate.

  • Extreme number of acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • Some large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Most of the back has acne spots.

This is known as severe.

Please select the category that describes the acne on your chest:

  • No acne spots.
  • May be scars.

This is known as clear.

  • A few acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.

This is known as almost clear.

  • Some acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • No large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Less than half the chest has acne spots.

This is known as mild.

  • Many acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • May have a few large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Often more than half the chest has acne spots.

This is known as moderate.

  • Extreme number of acne spots.
  • These might be blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules.
  • Some large acne spots (nodules or cysts).
  • Most of the chest has acne spots.

This is known as severe.

History

Example of blackheads
Example of blackheads

These questions help clarify your past experience with acne.

How long have you had acne?

This information about your acne will be useful when you think about your values in the next step.

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Last Updated: May 2017