Quote:Dermatologists have long noted that the skin of acne sufferers appears to age more slowly than the skin of those with no history of acne. Signs of ageing such as wrinkles and skin thinning often appear much later in people who have experienced acne in their lifetime. It has been suggested that this is due to increased oil production but there are likely to be other factors involved    

Quote:   Dr Veronique Bataille, senior author of the paper and another dermatologist in the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology said: 'Longer telomeres are likely to be one factor explaining the protection against premature skin ageing in individuals who previously suffered from acne. Another important pathway, related to the p53 gene (a protector of the genome), is also relevant when we looked at gene expression in the skin of acne twins compared to twin controls.'