Insect bites and adult acne

After a few years of researching and compiling a book on adult acne, I am
beginning to think there may be an indicative correlation between
predisposition to adult acne and susceptibility to insect bites.

Whether this is due to acne-prone skin having a slightly different Ph level
to non-acne ( normal ) skin, or to some other tiny imbalance, I don't know.

Myself, having had acne for decades, ( currently totally under control
using low-dose Accutane ) I am very susceptible to insect bites. Having
spent a night this weekend in a hotel room which had a fair number of
midges/gnats flying around, thanks to leaving a window open and the light
on, I have a number of raised, itchy bite marks. My partner, on the other
hand, had none. She also has never had adult acne.

If I am working outside in hot weather it is imperative that I use insect
repellent or I'm badly bitten. The bites also take a long time to heal.

My sister shares my genetic predisposition to long-term adult acne and she
suffers from biting-insect attack in the same way as I do. Her husband isn't
troubled in the least, by either acne or insect bites.

It would be interesting to hear if other long-term acne sufferers have
noticed the same thing. I may ask my GP friend to do some enquiries/
research with her acne patients and see what they say.

It may be that being prone to insect attack could be a useful marker as to
the likelihood of persistent acne looking like a long-term problem, which
may lead to earlier courses of Accutane being prescribed.

Tjayu.