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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Tori Crowther

Battling stubborn breakouts around your mouth? You could have perioral dermatitis—here's what to know

This is how to distinguish between perioral dermatitis and acne .

Perioral dermatitis is a skin condition that almost always occurs in young women but it's one that doesn't really get enough attention. For that reason, many women who do experience the condition often don't know what it is, what's caused it and definitely not what to do about it—in fact, it's often mistaken for acne.

That's why we've called in the help of two skin experts—Dr Derrick Phillips, consultant dermatologist and Dr Dev Patel, specialist in aesthetic and regenerative medicine and founder of CellDerma and Perfect Skin Solutions—to dive into the basics of what to know so that you're armed with all the right information. 

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