Converse of subject

• affect: The Acne Support Group aims to offer help and advice to anyone concerned or affected by acne or rosacea.

Converse of object

• aggravate: There is no evidence that fatty foods, sweets, or chocolate either cause or aggravate acne.

• treat: Certain types of COC are used to treat severe acne.

• cure: A website about free acne information The first step to curing acne is knowing what type of acne you have.

• cause: Excessive sweating or being in a humid climate can cause acne to flare up.

Adjective modifier

• cystic: However, I have seen photos of people who had severe cystic acne who healed very well by taking Roaccutane.

• inflammatory: In more severe ' inflammatory acne ' , cysts develop beneath the skin's surface.

• severe: Certain types of COC are used to treat severe acne.

• moderate: Sunlight is thought to help improve moderate acne in about 60 % of cases.

• mild: Q: Which of your products are suitable for mild acne prone skin?

• teenage: This is the case in certain diseases where testosterone is produced, however this is not the case in normal teenage acne.

Modifies a noun

• vulgaris: The doctors at the hospital told him he had the worst case of acne vulgaris they had ever seen.

• fulminans: Acne fulminans is a systemic acne disease with far reaching side effects.

• rosacea: I had suffered for about 12 years with unpredictable red flare-ups and the accompanying acne rosacea.

• mechanica: Body acne can range from the relatively harmless forms of acne mechanica to the rare, yet debilitating forms of acne fulminans.

• scar: What can you expect from acne scar removal cream?

• breakout: Are you starting to develop wrinkles but still have acne breakouts?

Noun used with modifier

• propionibacterium: Antibiotics have an effect on the bacteria Propionibacterium acne, the bacteria linked, in part, with the inflammation of acne.

• adult: Picture caption: A massive 50 per cent of women fall victim to adult acne.

• baby: Adult, teenage and baby acne problems are surrounded by myths.