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. 2024 Feb 23;99(3):414–424. doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2023.09.001

Table 2.

Consensus statements in the first e-survey with ≥75% “yes” responses.

Social Media ‒ medical presence 100%
Having a dermatologist talking about acne on social media is important.
Generation Z 100%
Generation Z are digital natives, with a huge presence on social media, with a strong social and environmental responsibility, and are used to having quick answers while also having high rates of anxiety and depression. A specific language, associated with the use of digital resources (WhatsApp® messages/direct message-Instagram®) is important to connect with Generation Z, favoring the follow-up of physical, psychological symptoms and the treatment.
Transgender man 100%
Well-conducted studies to guide acne treatment in male transgender patients are still lacking.
Adult female acne ‒ systemic treatment 75%
When it is necessary to use systemic medications for the treatment of acne, it is preferable to start with spironolactone, since these patients have a chronic clinical condition and, in their history, they have often used systemic antibiotics.
Adult female acne ‒ maintenance treatment 100%
Maintenance treatment should always be indicated for these patients.
Makeup 100%
Non-comedogenic makeup may be recommended for acne patients to reduce the impact of the presence of lesions early in treatment.
Dermocosmetics 100%
Whitening dermocosmetics can be combined with acne treatment to accelerate the improvement of macular hyperpigmentation concomitantly with the improvement of acne.
Intermittent Dosea (isotretinoin) 87.5%
In accordance with the studies that have already been published, it is preferable to avoid the regimen of intermittent doses of oral isotretinoin.
Informed Consent related to isotretinoin 100%
It is important that a medication as effective as oral isotretinoin continues to be safely prescribed with consent and only by physicians experienced in monitoring it (dermatologists).
a

Intermittent dose means take the medication for a few days with intervals of days/weeks between administrations.