Suffer with problem skin? Good news -you may actually show FEWER signs of aging

“I mean, I had terrible, terrible, skin. It was embarrassing, and I did everything I could think of to make it go away. I tried to cover it with makeup. I tried to get rid of it with medication: oral, topical, even the harshest prescriptions. Nothing helped for very long. It was really challenging to cover them up for the cameras. It was awkward and embarrassing and frustrating, and I always felt really bad about myself.”

She eventually decided to change her diet and ditch fast-food and she found they made a big difference. Now researchers at King’s College London found that those with acne have much longer protective caps on their chromosomes, which are referred to as telomeres. These can help add an extra layer and give higher protection against thinning skin. And we all know that thinning skin leads to wrinkly skin. Another experiment examining skin samples found that a group of genes involved in cell death was not as active in acne sufferers. Dermatologists have, for years, noticed that the skin of those with acne ages more slowly, with age lines appearing much later in life. It was thought to be as a result of excessive oil production. Now, co-author of the study, Dr Veronique Bataille says;