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

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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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>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?

Testosterone, the main sex hormone for men, increases by about a factor 100-300(!) when we hit puberty. It’s pretty insane. If anything, it’s a wonder we don’t go *more* haywire.