How to Shave With Acne, According to the Pros

If you’re like many people with facial hair, you have shaved with acne at one point or another (or may even need to shave with some acne present most of the time). Shaving with acne can be, at minimum, an annoyance—or at worst, a painful ordeal that includes excess bleeding, scarring, and redness. I tend to shave every day, so when I break out with acne, it presents the challenge of how to shave around or over it and deal with the discomfort or visible consequences.

As common as shaving with acne may be, we can all use some smart advice for how best to approach the process—and we got just that from board-certified dermatologist Dhaval G. Bhanusali, MD FAAD, and celebrity groomer Andrea Pezzillo. Read on for what they shared.