How come we don’t see kids (or elders) with pimples/acne on their face?

Question

I understand that typically around puberty is when hormones go bonkers and it’s common for faces to break out.

But like, have we just not created those hormones in our body yet until we hit puberty? Or maybe they’re not released until puberty? (And then we breakout on our face until we die)
Or actually I don’t see many elders with acne/pimples either…

So many questions haha, ELI5

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Answer 1

Your premise is faulty. Acne can happen at any age. I’m over half a century old and never stopped getting acne. In the past decade it’s finally been decreasing a bit but by no means gone. But since there are ties between hormones and acne, in aggregate it’s most noticeable among teens.