Should I use accutane?
The last couple of years my skin has gone from clear to disaster. I wouldn't say my acne is severe but i have been on medications from a dermatologist for about 7-8 months and none of it works! I take VERY good care of my skin, everything im supposed to. Have tried thousands of face washes and supplements (proactiv, murad, clinique, nuetrogena, etc) use all oil free products, and even stopped eating so many bad foods! I would get exicted because my skin seems to get better for alittle from that stuff but then just seems to explode again. The reason i have bad skin is mostly hormones and such. I just want clear skin and am considering going on accutane. I'm willing to deal with the chapped lips/skin (i moisture alot anyways), birth control, whatever! I try so hard to make my skin clear again and it never does! sounds dramatic but its tearing me up inside, something i truly work so hard to make better and it never does. im willing to deal with some discomfort and risk. help?
How to severely change?
I'm so sick of how people treat me.
Pretty much the person they'd talk to so they can leech off homework.
Pretty much the person they'd come to if they need something.
I'm seventeen and my life is PATHETIC. How do I change?
I have nice split-ends free hair--but my hairstyle is a disaster. I had severe acne-scars, so I'm getting laser treatment. But even changing my skin and hair wouldn't fix my problems...
I also have a small chest... so whatever I wear either makes me look flat or whatever.
So basically, above all, I guess I'm lacking fashion sense.
I know it sounds like it's nothing really... but if you haven't ever been stepped all over by people throughout life, you wouldn't know shit if it hit you.
Corticosteroids and Seborrheic dermatitis.?
Hi, I am currently 24 years old and suffer from seborrheic dermatitis since I was 17. At first it wasn't really severe and didn't know what it was so I didn't take any medications or precautions. After it started to get worse my father took me to a dermatologist who gave me some corticosteroids and told me to go back a month later. Since the lotion really helped my case and me not being informed about it's sever side effects on long term use, I started to buy the medication every time I had finished the tube. This happened over the course of 2 years and I didn't really develop any severe side effects, except for acne (which I had a year of severe acne) but my skin was free of flares and irritation. I linked the acne to the lotion since I had never suffered acne before but I'm not really sure since many people get acne in high school. I then became aware of the severity of long term use and was really depressed when I stopped using it and my dermatitis came back after a few weeks stronger than ever, covering large parts of the face and scalp. I then went to another dermatologist who recommended I use the topical cream Elidel, and was told I could use it regularly since it didn't have any reported side effects. I always buy this product in Mexico (I live in the border) since it is dirt cheap and it is the exact same product, brand and everything. It has become a habit ever since, and I cannot stop using it for a week or so without flaring up again. While in use it really helps me and my skin is great, it is oily and shiny sometimes but I prefer that over the redness and dryness of dermatitis. I recently found out that Elidel has been linked to skin cancer and other skin diseases and that it now has a black box stating it's warnings on the us product, which I didn't know since the mexican product doesn't contain this warning. I now have years of use and I wonder if the couple of years of corticosteroids and the other years of Elidel can sum up to a future skin disaster. I am now again very frustrated since it has been my only door to a normal life. Well I would appreciate any info on the subject, and if anybody out there with this condition has any tips I would really really appreciate it. By the way I am now considering homeopathic treatment but we'll see how that goes. Thanks and God bless.
Ever since I stopped taking the pill my skin has been a disaster?
While on the pill, my skin was always smooth and I barely had any outbreaks. Now,my skin is a disaster. I am 47 years old and my skin is covered with huge pimples and acne, like that of a 13 year old teenager. I cannot afford any of those expensive Acne treatments, and I do not have health insurance at this time. Are there any alternative treatments that have worked for other ladies my age?
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