ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore what we call the “dermatologization of life” and how it regulates the ways in which acne sufferers relate to their skin. We refer to these ways of relating to the skin as “skin sensing”. Through an analysis of the online narratives found on the website acne.org, we demonstrate how the skin sensing bound up with dermatologization both converges with and diverges from biomedical understandings of acne in three key contexts: the hormonal, the alimentary and the nocturnal. In doing so, we show that skin sensing involves a complex combination of pleasure and pain, excitement and exhaustion, and work and play. Ultimately, we suggest that the ways in which acne sufferers sense their skin open up a set of possibilities that not only disable but also enable them as they embark on the often all-consuming quest for a clear complexion.

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感知皮肤：痤疮患者和生活的皮肤病学

摘要 在本文中，我们探讨了我们所说的“生命的皮肤病学”以及它如何调节痤疮患者与其皮肤的关系。我们将这些与皮肤相关的方式称为“皮肤感应”。通过对网站acne.org 上的在线叙述的分析，我们展示了与皮肤病学相关的皮肤感应如何在三个关键背景下与痤疮的生物医学理解趋同又不同：荷尔蒙、消化和夜间。通过这样做，我们表明皮肤感应涉及快乐与痛苦、兴奋与疲惫、工作与娱乐的复杂组合。最终，