Can the sun actually help chest/back acne or what else may help?
I'm a 35 year old woman that has tried EVERYTHING for my persistent chest/back acne. I've gone to different dermatologists and tried perscription stuff, holistic stuff, and over the counter stuff and nothing works. The only thing that does seem to help is the sun. I get like mostly red hard bumps and little whiteheads and the sun atleast takes care of the larger pimples but I still get whiteheads. One of the problems is that my skin is itchy because of our dry winter weather and when I itch, I break open the pimples and spread them. I know the sun isn't good for you but I'm desperate to get rid of these buggers! PLEASE HELP!
Help. Severe acne problem.?
HI.
I have this severe acne problem... red spots around my cheeks and forehead,white and black pimples ,dry skin in some parts .
I don't eat much junk food, I drink water, wash my face constantly (3 times a day )
No chocolates xD.
I've used a lot of treatments.
I don't know what else to do ,or why is it like this.
I've been with 3 dermatologists , used proactive, oxiclean , La roche posay treatments ,special soaps, a thing called asepcia?.. house treatments,even toothpaste, and a lot more. Everything seems to work for a while, and then it gets worse again ( and i keep doing the treatment).
I'm 18 , and I've had this problem since i was like 9-10 years old (yeah , approximately 8 years of different treatments and nothing works for more than 2 months ,not joking )
Everything is very expensive, specially the dermatologists , I don't know if look for someone else again.
I've also had anti-stress pills xD one doctor said it might be that...Didn't work either.
I'm not really like traumatized about it, I'm kinda used now. My friends don't seem to be bothered either or at least they won't laugh or anything xP. But it kind of worries me what might be causing this or if it will be like this forever, or any other remedy I haven't tried xP .
Someone ,any help xD? ..similar stuff..medicine ..doctors xD....ideas of why is it like this...
Well anyway I appreciate your help n.n , and please I don't want joke answers xD
They won't go away!?
I've had pimples for a good while because of puberty. Well, these won't go away! I eat healthy and I wash my face in the morning(7:00), in the afternoon (5:00), and before bed (9:30). I use Clean&Clear advantage acne clearing astringent(it removes excess oil),every time i wash my face, in the morning and in the afternoon I use Clean&Clear advantage acne spot treatment, and at night I use Clean&Clear maxium strength Pes-gel10(like the acne spot treatment only it leaves a thin layer of white so it's not too attractive to have on...for that reason I use it at night). Do you have any tips on how to get rid of the pimples?! By the way,I'm a female and I'm 12. I'm 4'11'' and weigh 102 at the moment so it's not like my "eating habits" are messing it up. I don't smoke and I don't drink.
If you know any good and cheap dermatologists around then please leave a website address so I can go and check it out... also if you can (unless it said on the website) tell me how much (just the visit) would cost.
help i dont know what to do please?
Please help!
Im 17 and have had acne since i was about 13...Ive tried everything, most oral antibiotics and different creams and have also been to a dermatologist several times. I have also been on the pill dianette for over a year which has helped my acne a bit but not any more than all the other treatments have worked.
Basically, while certain antibiotics have been good at clearing the actual spots around my forehead and nose up, when I come off these the spots start to come back. I was on lymecycline recently and that cleared all my spots up but I came off it about a month ago and they are starting to come back.
The main thing is though, its not r4eally the spots that bother me because i don’t really have very many of them. My chin, and areas around my nose are just really inflamed and red (I find in natural light and outside this does not look so bad and my skin actually looks quite clear, but in bright lighting my skin looks really really disgusting and red and inflamed.) I think I got this type of acne on my chin when I was about 14 as before that my acne was just spots.
At first I thought this inflammation was scarring but the dermatologist has said my acnes not scarring so I don’t know what else it could be, as I have never seen anyone with this type of acne as everyone else just seems to have spots and I don’t know what type of acne mine is called? I thought it might me acne rosacea, which I have heard of, but the dermatologists would have identified this ?
Anyway, I have tried everything for my skin and its really getting me down as I desperately want clear skin and I done know what to do. The doctors said the only thing left for me to try is roaccutane (the dermatologist put me on the cream version of roaccutane called differein cream before as they said it would have the same benefits for me, but without the side effects...but this hasn’t worked)....but they also said my acne isn’t severe enough to use this, and also its got really bad side effects. But they say this is the only thing left for me to try which really scares me because what if that doesn’t even work?
Anyway, this is really getting me down and does anyone have any advice on this please? Id really appreciate it...
Thankyou,
Jen xxxx
Dermatologist treatments and acne medication?
Hey guys,
I have never been to see a dermatologist but am considering it. I use Proactiv and although it works for me, i still do get occasional breakout which I am looking to get rid of! I am wondering a few things:
1) Would acne medications prescribed by my doctor interfere with Alesse (birth control pill)? I will talk to her about this but the office is closed until Monday and I am just looking for information until then.
2) Is dermatological care covered under Ontario's (Canada) health care plan?
3) Does anyone here recommend any treatments done by dermatologists that greatly improved their skin?
Thank you for all answers, again, I will be talking to my doctor and getting a referral, etc., I just would like stories of experience first.
Stumped with bad skin?
I have literally tried every brand of acne treatments out there right now, plus plenty of home made solutions. I've been to two different dermatologists, and neither of them have been helpful [mostly because they have never listened to what I had to say]
I'm sticking with the current one for a few more weeks, but so far every cleanser, cream and medication she has tossed my way has either made my skin worse or has made me sick in other ways.
I'm just so frustrated right now, and would very much like some advice [whether it be on how to cope or ways to make my skin magically clear]