[.ca] Breaking Out: A Woman's Guide to Coping with Acne at Any Age (ISBN 0743236238)

very informative and educational:
I haven't read any other books about treating acne, so I can't compare this to "Clear Skin", "Unblemished", "The Acne Cure", "Acne Rx", or "The Acne Prescription." But I felt like this book did a really good job at showing all the treatment alternatives and letting you make your own decisions (with or without a dermatologist). It doesn't push one method or treatment or any products. And I felt like this book was also extremely helpful in discussing options for acne scars. Some readers may be left overwhelmed or confused by all the information, but I found it very helpful to have different dermatologists' opinions and advice. Sometimes, it's contradictory, but I think that's the point: No one treatment is going to work for everyone. Your skincare regimen has to be adapted according to the severity of your acne, your tolerance for side effects, your patience for results, and any other medical conditions that you are treating.

The book I've been waiting for:
I've been trying to find a book that could help me, and I finally found it. I love this book. It's very clearly written, packed with interesting and helpful information. It doesn't give you any one single cure or prescription that may or may not work for you. Instead, it explains ALL the different acne treatments out there - benzoyl peroxide, Accutane, retins, diet, hormones, etc., etc. - you can really understand how they work and how to use them - then make informed decisions for yourself. Also, some of the other books on the market are written by doctors who have their own line of products to promote - not this author, so the book is very balanced and unbiased. Finally, if you're like me and have acne and scarring, there's a long chapter on acne scar tratments a subject that most other books treat very superfically.