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		</div><p>It’s well known that smoking has a negative impact on your skin, causing changes including wrinkles, but new research has found that it may also worsen skin scarring in people with spots.</p>
<p>The study, presented at the British Association of Dermatologists’ Annual Conference, is the first to suggest a link between smoking and acne scarring.</p>
<p>A team of dermatologists from Harrogate conducted a study of 992 people with acne vulgaris (the most common type of the disorder) referred to a hospital dermatology department over an eight year period.</p>
<p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image61.jpg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image61.jpg" alt="Smoking" width="600" height="358" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-76930" /></a></p>
<p>At the first appointment, each patient’s skin was examined and the severity of their acne and any scarring noted. Lifestyle factors that might affect the skin were also recorded, including smoking.</p>
<p>Scarring was noted in 91% of patients but was not more common in smokers. However, a higher percentage of moderate to severe scarring, rather than mild scarring, was noted in those that smoked.</p>
<p>Over half (53.7%) of smokers showed moderate to severe scarring compared to just over a third of non-smokers (35%). This appeared to be independent of acne severity.</p>
<p>Dr Raman Bhutani, one of the study’s authors, said: “The correlation seen between smoking and severity of facial scarring could suggest that smoking can increase the severity of scarring in a susceptible person with acne. Further work is required to confirm this finding and to understand the mechanisms by which this may occur.”</p>
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<p>While Nina Goad from the British Association of Dermatologists said: “Acne affects a huge proportion of the population, with 80% of teenagers affected at some point. While for most people the disorder will eventually clear, some are left with scarring which can be for life.</p>
<p>“This can be hard to treat and can make people feel self-conscious and affect their self-esteem. We already know that smoking is bad for our health, so perhaps this latest finding will provide an extra impetus for people to quit.”</p>
<p>Acne occurs when the sebaceous (oil-producing) glands are particularly sensitive to normal blood levels of certain hormones, causing the glands to produce an excess of oil. The build-up of oil creates an ideal environment in which acne bacteria can multiply.</p>
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