Senior Editor · Editorial staff

Quentin Asare

Leads the publication's coverage of acne treatment and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.

5 stories by Quentin Asare

Dispatch · 6 min · Quentin Asare

Oral antibiotics for acne: a bridge, not a cure

Doxycycline and its cousins remain among the most prescribed acne treatments in the world, and among the most misused. What antibiotics actually do for a breakout, why courses now come with a time limit, and how to exit without relapsing.

July 8, 2026

Dispatch · 6 min · Quentin Asare

Back and body acne: why it needs a different playbook

The skin on your back is thicker, harder to reach, and lives under fabric all day. Why face routines underperform below the neck, and the wash-based strategy that actually clears trunk breakouts.

July 4, 2026

Advances · 7 min · Quentin Asare

The acne microbiome and what is coming next

Research is reframing acne as an imbalance, not an infection, with new treatments to match.

March 20, 2026

Field Notes · 5 min · Quentin Asare

Benzoyl peroxide is still underrated

Cheap, available, and one of the few things that prevents antibiotic resistance.

January 16, 2026

Dispatch · 7 min · Quentin Asare

Acne scarring: what can and cannot be fixed

Boxcar, rolling, ice-pick, the scar type decides the treatment.

December 17, 2025