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By Denise Witmer, About.com Guide to Parenting Teens

Few Parents Help Kids Fight Acne

Thursday October 23, 2003
The Health Day News reported that according to a survey done for the American Counseling Association, even though most parents realize acne affects their teenagers' self-esteem, few take their children to a doctor to have the condition treated. The online survey of 514 parents of children aged 13 to 19 found that only 35 percent of the parents had taken their teenager to a dermatologist for acne treatment.

Acne is the most commonly diagnosed skin disorder in the United States. More than 40 percent of adolescents have acne that's severe enough to require medical treatment by a doctor.

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