Body Image Satisfaction among Patients with Female Acne

Authors

  • Anni Telkkälä Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
  • Jari Jokelainen Northern Finland Birth Cohorts, Arctic Biobank, and Infrastructure for Population Studies, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
  • Terhi Piltonen Medical Research Center, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
  • Laura Huilaja Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
  • Suvi-Päivikki Sinikumpu Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-5475

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0484

Keywords:

female acne, adult acne, body satisfaction

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Published

2026-04-09

How to Cite

Telkkälä, A., Jokelainen, J., Piltonen, T., Huilaja, L., & Sinikumpu, S.-P. (2026). Body Image Satisfaction among Patients with Female Acne. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 106, adv–2026. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0484