The best acne treatments for teens

KATHMANDU: Pimples are par for the course during the teen years, thanks to hormonal changes that increase the skin’s oil production during puberty. When that oil mixes with dead skin cells, it clogs pores and traps bacteria inside. Then, poof! Here comes a pimple.

While some teens experience only mild blemishes, others have acne so severe that it leaves them with physical — and sometimes even emotional — scars.