# Why do zits appear on the face more than anywhere else?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 15, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-zits-appear-on-the-face-more-than-anywhere-else/463676 "2008-09-15T07:46:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-zits-appear-on-the-face-more-than-anywhere-else/463676/21 "2008-09-16T14:52:35Z")

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> [@Tabby\_Cat](#):
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> Um.. cite? 😃

Cite, though with a woman who almost lost her feet to diabetes.

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