Is It Acne or Abscess ?

Not all lumps on your face are acne. They can also be boils or an abscess. One thing that sets acne apart from an abscess is acne never appears as only a single lump. It comes up in numbers on skin, even though they may appear to be in different stages. The other difference between the two skin problems is the diameter of the lump acne is smaller than an abscess because it can only grow as big as a skin pore.