title: Acne and the Internet.
abstract: The Internet provides both education and miseducation for acne patients. Although some sites provide disease background information and objective treatment guidance, support networks, and research findings, others may seem to be objective on the surface, but are in reality run by untrained, self-proclaimed experts or are promotional in nature. Providers must be aware of the potential benefits and pitfalls the Internet provides for those suffering with acne.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 5 East 98 Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: joshua.zeichner@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Zeichner
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, Touro University Nevada, 874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, NV 89014, USA.
authors.forename: James Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Del Rosso
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
keywords: Acne; Google; Internet; Patient education; Website