TABLE 3.

Acne vulgaris (AV) in adult women: Differentiating factors that can impact management of individual cases^a

FACTOR	CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS IN ADULT WOMEN WITH ACNE VULGARIS (AV)
Prior experience with AV	3/4 have experienced AV as a teenager 3/10 stated their AV is worse as an adult 5/10 have used >3 products for AV within the past 12 months 5/10 have not seen a dermatologist within the past 3 years
Psychosocial issues	3/4 frustrated with thinking about or seeing their AV 3/4 feel they will never understand why they have AV as an adult 6/10 feel others do not understand how it feels to have AV as an adult 1/3 embarrassed to discuss their AV with a dermatologist as it is a teen issue Many use makeup to cover up or divert attention from AV lesions
Attitudes and expectations as an adult woman with AV	6/10 would “understand that AV will not clear up overnight” 3/4 stated they could tell if a prescription medication is working in ≤2 weeks; 4/10 stated they could tell within 1 week More than 8/10 stated they would like dermatologist to recommend prescription therapy for AV when at an office visit unrelated to AV 1/3 want a discussion of treatment options by the dermatologist 3/4 indicated they want treatment proven to work for AV in adult women

^aSources from European and US publications; surveys completed by women with AV aged >25 years of diverse ethnicities and skin color with >25 “facial pimples” (N=617)

References 1,6,23