IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PARENTS: NEW NATIONAL SURVEY FINDS PERCEPTION IS REALITY WHEN IT COMES TO TEENS WITH ACNE

Are People Judging Your Child Based on the Appearance of their Skin? Learn How You Can Help

DIANE BERSON, MD, FAAD, Dermatologist, American Acne and Rosacea Society, Public Relations Chair; Assistant

Professor, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Assistant Attending Dermatologist, New York-Presbyterian

Hospital,

EVA RITVO, MD Psychiatrist; Co-Author of The Beauty Prescription

Background:

Many teens view their acne as an unfortunate and embarrassing part of growing up. But did you know that those pesky

pimples may be causing others to jump to conclusions about you? Results from a new survey released today by the

American Acne and Rosacea Society revealed startling truths about how teens are viewed based solely on the state of

their skin.

The survey asked 1,000 teens and 1,000 adults to offer their impressions of teens based solely on photos of their

face with clear skin and digitally enhanced to simulate acne. The results found that teens with acne are

automatically associated with certain characteristics. In addition, when asked about their own acne, many teens

revealed the lengths they would go to in order to get rid of the condition forever. Select results include:

Those with clear skin were more commonly described as happy, intelligent and self-confident, among other

desirable traits.

In contrast, teens with acne were more likely to be seen as followers than leaders.

More than half of teens (59%) would stay off Facebook for an entire year if it meant theyd get rid of their acne

forever.

A bold 13% would actually pick one of their parents as a prom date to be zit-free for life!

Dr. Diane Berson, a dermatologist and a founding board member of the American Acne and Rosacea Society, and Dr. Eva

Ritvo, psychiatrist, author and co-developer of the survey will be available for interview on June 11. They will

reveal the surprising survey results, discuss the psychological impact and offer tips on how parents can break the

cycle of treating acne as a minor inconvenience, rather than a medical condition that can easily be treated.

For More Information, please visit: www.AcneSociety.org.

More About Drs. Berson and Ritvo: Diane S. Berson, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Weill Medical

College of Cornell University and an Assistant Attending Dermatologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She has a

private practice in NYC. Dr. Ritvo is vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University

of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Mount

Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach. She has made several television appearances, including the TODAY show and EXTRA{enclose diane_berson_eva_ritvo.mp4}

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